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whack (hwak, wak)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to strike or slap with a sharp, resounding blow
  2. Slang to murder (a person), often, specif., for pay

Etymology: echoic

noun

  1. a sharp, resounding blow
  2. the sound of this

whack Related Forms
whacker noun
whack Idioms

at a whack

or at one whack

Informal at one time and quickly or without pausing

have a whack at

or take a whack at☆ Informal
  1. to aim a blow at
  2. to make an attempt at

out of whack

Informal not in proper working condition

whack off

  1. Informal to separate or remove by or as by a blow
  2. Slang, Vulgar to masturbate
whack Synonyms

whack

n.

stroke, thump, wham; see blow 1.

in one whack

suddenly, with one stroke, instantaneously; see quickly 1, soon 1.

out of whack*

out of order, not working, out of kilter, spoiled; see ruined 1, 2.

take a whack at*

attempt, endeavor, do one's best; see try 1.

whack Usage Examples

Object

  • ball: None of the family played tennis till Junior started whacking a plastic ball around at 18 months.
  • ppn: Form faxing to best car insurance uk whacked a ppn.

Converse of object

  • pay: Then, for the remaining 19 years of the loan, you pay the full whack.
  • get: I do anything to help me get a good whack of money.
  • take: Really ought to take a whack at that fresh sketch.
  • have: Instead of having a leisurely mooch round the garden centers, n then having a whack at Golf, wev been cleaning!

Adjective modifier

  • fair: Same for you all who have to travel a fair whack by train.
  • full: Imagine, they have even allowed you to rebel against the full whack of changing colors.
  • top: That would be too much to hope for: one a day is about top whack for me.
  • good: I do anything to help me get a good whack of money.

Preposition: on

  • head: The Mansfield cox gets whacked on the head by the back of a blade.

Modifying Another Word

  • promptly: When I came back to the UK last year, I promptly whacked £ 3,000 onto my CC in new PA kit.
  • totally: I have been down all week with something resembling ' flu which left me totally whacked for a few days!
  • too: Well, it could be that after preaching or taking the morning service, I'm just too whacked to do anything else.
  • just: For CRT screens there isn't a problem, just whack it on.
  • then: You would roll a newspaper up real tight, Then whack someone's knees with all your might.
  • so: I can't get to sleep that night, so whack it on a few more times with my headphones in bed.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: Isn't it about time we whacked up our prices?

Followed by a transitive particle

  • up: It's as if my brain's whacked up the reverb and I'm left with a disconcerting echo.

Preposition: in

  • face: Being whacked in the face by a branch is no joke.

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