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   whack

   /wak/

   verb

   • 1. strike forcefully with a sharp blow: "his attacker whacked him on the head"
   • ▪ defeat in a contest: "the team were whacked six-nil"
   • ▪ do (something) or put (something) somewhere, especially in a casual or careless way: "I whacked a tape into the cassette recorder"
   • ▪ murder: "he was whacked while sitting in his car"

   noun

   • 1. a sharp or resounding blow: "with a few whacks and some loud whistles, they drove the animals away" Similar blowhitpunchthumpthwackcracksmackslapbangweltcuffboxinformal:bashclobbercloutclipwallopbeltbiffbopsocklamwhompsloshboffbustslugwhaledongdated:buffet
   • 2. a try or attempt: "we decided to take a whack at spotting the decade's trends"
   • 3. a specified share of or contribution to something: British "motorists pay a fair whack for the use of the roads through taxes"

   Word Origin early 18th century: imitative, or perhaps an alteration of thwack.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   What does whack mean in slang?

   • 1. to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows. 2. to cut or chop vigorously: He whacked the vines from his path with a hunting knife. 3. to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows. a. to cut off or separate with a blow: The cook whacked off the fish's head. b. Vulgar Slang. to masturbate.

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   What does whacked mean?

   • Definitions include: very ("right") crazy (" whacked "). Definitions include: penis. Definitions include: the non-productive or idle hands (fingers), of a male, conspicuously fidgeting within his front pants pockets, or grabbing stuff.

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   What does take a whack mean?

   • Take a whack at it. 40 bucks a whack. (originally UK cant, somewhat dated) A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion . I don’t care about much wine afterwards—I take my whack at dinner—I mean my share, you know; and when I have had as much as I want I toddle up to tea.

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   What is an example of a whack?

   • Examples of whack whack Two split infinitives, two whacks. From the Cambridge English Corpus They then find themselves whacked off to prison pending trial, without having previously been in a cell at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive.

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   1. to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows. 2. to cut or chop vigorously: He whacked the vines from his path with a hunting knife. v.i. 3. to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows. 4. whack off, a. to cut off or separate with a blow: The cook whacked off the fish's head. b. Vulgar Slang. to masturbate. n.

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   1. verb. If you whack someone or something, you hit them hard. [informal] You really have to whack the ball. [VERB noun] Someone whacked him on the head. [VERB noun preposition] Synonyms: strike, hit, beat, box More Synonyms of whack. Whack is also a noun. He gave the donkey a whack across the back with his stick. [+ across]

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   noun. the act of hitting vigorously. “he gave the table a whack ”. synonyms: belt, knock, rap, whang. see more. see less. type of: blow, buffet. a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.