whang

nouns

the act of hitting vigorously
"he gave the table a whack"

verbs

beat with force
is a type of (narrower)
hit repeatedly
"beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
propel or hit with force
"whang the ball"
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move by striking
"hit a ball"
attack forcefully
"whang away at the school reform plan"
is a type of (narrower)
attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"