The Clue
Whacked, in the Bible (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SMOTE
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Notes
The answer SMOTE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
Related Clues
Buffeted
Clobbered
Clouted
Hit
Slew
Struck
Thumped
Thwacked
Walloped
Hit hard
Laid low
Slew, in poesy
Struck down
Struck forcefully
Struck, as by God
Struck hard
Struck a Philistine
Struck powerfully
Struck sharply
Clobbered, biblical style
Dealt a heavy blow
Hit, Biblical style
Struck down, in the Bible
Struck down, biblically
Struck, à la David
Struck, old-style
Whacked, old-style
Whomped a la Samson
Whopped, old-style
Hit hard, old style
What David did to Goliath
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"