Hit hard, old style (5 letters)

{ Answer }

SMOTE

{ Related Clues }

Clobbered
Cuffed
Slew
Struck
Thwacked
Walloped
Whacked
Didst strike
Hit hard
Laid low
Slew, in poesy
Struck from the Bible?
Struck down
Struck hard
Struck a Philistine
Struck powerfully
Struck sharply
Whacked, in the Bible
Clobbered, biblical style
Clobbered, à la David
Dealt a heavy blow
"He arose, and ___ the Philistines"
Hit, Biblical style
Hit with a heavy blow
Struck down, in the Bible
Struck down, biblically
Walloped, Biblically speaking
Whacked, old-style
Whomped a la Samson
Whopped, old-style
What David did to Goliath
"When 'Omer ___ 'is bloomin' lyre": Kipling

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{ Notes }

The answer SMOTE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SMITE as a verb:

1. inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

2. affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"

3. (afflict, smite) = cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement"