Complete Definition of "whack"

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English

Etymology
onomatopoetic|Onomatopoetic.
Category:Onomatopoeia

Pronunciation
IPA|/wæk/, IPAchar|/�æk/ or IPAchar|/hwæk/
rhymes|æk

Homophones
wack

Noun
en-noun

  1. A blow, impact or slap.
  2. A share or portion.

#: 1951: Letters to John Middleton Murry, 1913-1922, Katherine Mansfield
#:: For one thing I had a splendid supper when I got on board�a whack of cold, lean beef and pighells, bread, butter ad lib., tea, and plenty of good bread.

  1. An attempt.

Translations
trans-top|A blow, impact or slap
Finnish: mäjäys, täräytys, isku
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Verb
en-verb

  1. To hit, slap or strike.
  2. To kill, bump off.
  3. To share or parcel out.

Translations
trans-top|To hit, slap or strike
Finnish: mäjäyttää, iskeä, täräyttää
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To kill, bump off
Finnish: tappaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
out of whack
whack the illy
whacky

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