whack

  • 11whack — whack1 [wæk] v [T] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from the sound of hitting] 1.) to hit someone or something hard whack sb/sth with sth ▪ He kept whacking the dog with a stick. 2.) BrE spoken to put something somewhere whack sth… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12whack — I UK [wæk] / US / US [hwæk] verb [transitive] Word forms whack : present tense I/you/we/they whack he/she/it whacks present participle whacking past tense whacked past participle whacked informal 1) to hit someone or something with a lot of force …

    English dictionary

  • 13whack — I n. (colloq.) blow 1) to give smb. a whack attempt 2) to take a whack at 3) to have the first whack at misc. 4) out of whack (he threw his shoulder out of whack) II v. (colloq.) (O) ( to strike ) I ll whack you one * * * [wæk] (colloq.) ( to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 14whack — [[t](h)wæ̱k[/t]] whacks, whacking, whacked 1) VERB If you whack someone or something, you hit them hard. [INFORMAL] [V n] You really have to whack the ball... [V n prep] Someone whacked him on the head. N COUNT; …

    English dictionary

  • 15whack — 1 verb (T) informal 1 to hit someone or something hard: Ow! You whacked me with your elbow! 2 spoken to put something somewhere: Just whack it under the grill for a couple of minutes. 2 noun (C) especially spoken 1 the act of hitting something… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16whack — I. /wæk / (say wak) Colloquial –verb (t) 1. to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows. 2. to put or place, especially roughly or quickly: whack it down here; I ll just whack on a CD. –noun 3. a smart, resounding blow: a whack with her hand …

  • 17whack — whack1 [ wæk, hwæk ] verb transitive INFORMAL 1. ) to hit someone or something with a lot of force: I whacked my knee getting out of the car. Some kids were whacking the tree with sticks. He whacked his little sister on the head with a spoon. 2.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18whack — whacker, n. /hwak, wak/, v.t. 1. to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows. 2. Slang. to divide into or take in shares (often fol. by up): Whack the loot between us two. v.i. 3. to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows. 4. whack off, a …

    Universalium

  • 19whack — bush·whack; bush·whack·er; whack·er; whack; whack·ing; …

    English syllables

  • 20whack — I. verb Etymology: probably imitative of the sound of a blow Date: 1719 transitive verb 1. a. to strike with a smart or resounding blow < whack the ball > b. to cut with or as if with a whack ; chop 2 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary