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Thunderclap :: Thunderclap (n.) A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.

Snatch :: Snatch (v. i.) To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope..

Startle :: Startle (v. t.) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise..

Squat :: Squat (n.) A sudden or crushing fall.

Clap :: Clap (n.) A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.

Crepitus :: Crepitus (n.) The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels.

Dab :: Dab (n.) A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.

Sport :: Sport (v. i.) To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; -- said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal. See Sport, n., 6..

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror..

Bolt :: Bolt (adv.) In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.

Stabat Mater :: Stab (n.) Fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly; as, a stab given to character..

Affright :: Affright (n.) Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror..

Dodge :: Dodge (v. t.) To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown..

Hanch :: Hanch () A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway..

Why :: Why (adv.) The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; -- used as a compound relative..

Abruptness :: Abruptness (n.) Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner..

Downthrow :: Downthrow (n.) The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one side of a fault. See Throw, n..

Sob :: Sob (v. i.) To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a convulsive drawing in of the breath..

Precipitous :: Precipitous (a.) Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts..

But :: But (v. t.) A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an animal; as, the butt of a ram..

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