whack

whack

 (wăk, hwăk)

v. whacked, whack·ing, whacks

v.tr.

1. To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap.

2. Slang To kill deliberately; murder.

v.intr.

To deal a sharp, resounding blow.

n.

1. A sharp, swift blow.

2. The sound made by a sharp, swift blow.

Phrasal Verb:

whack off Vulgar Slang

To masturbate.

Idioms:

have/take a whack at Informal

To try out; attempt.

out of whack Informal

Improperly ordered or balanced; not functioning correctly.

whacked out Slang

1. Exhausted.

2. Crazy.

3. Under the influence of a mind-altering drug.

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[Probably imitative.]

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whack

(wæk)

vb (tr)

1. to strike with a sharp resounding blow

2. (usually passive) informal Brit to exhaust completely

3. (tr; usually foll by in or on) informal to put something on to or into something else with force or abandon: whack on some sunscreen.

n

4. (tr) slang US to murder: if you were out of line you got whacked.

5. a sharp resounding blow or the noise made by such a blow

6. informal a share or portion

7. informal a try or attempt (esp in the phrase have a whack at)

8. out of whack informal out of order; unbalanced: the whole system is out of whack.

interj

an exclamation imitating the noise of a sharp resounding blow

[C18: perhaps a variant of thwack, ultimately of imitative origin]

ˈwhacker n

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whack

(ʰwæk, wæk)

v.t.

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.

5. a smart, resounding blow.

6. a trial or attempt: to take a whack at a job.

7. a portion or share.

Idioms:

out of whack, out of order or alignment; not in proper condition.

[1710–20; orig. dial., Scots form of thwack; compare whang², whittle]

whack′er, n.

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Whack

 a portion or share.

Examples: whack of booty, 1785; of gold, 1790; of prize money, 1805; of the spoils; of troubles.

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whack

Past participle: whacked
Gerund: whacking

Imperative

whack

whack

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whack

A forward slash (/) character.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whack - the sound made by a sharp swift blow sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	whack - the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" whang, knock, rap, belt blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	whack - hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" wallop, wham, whop hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

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whack

verb

1. strike, hit, beat, box, belt (informal), deck (slang), bang, rap, slap, bash (informal), sock (slang), chin (slang), smack, thrash, thump, buffet, clout (informal), slug, cuff, swipe, clobber (slang), wallop (informal), thwack, lambast(e), lay one on (slang) Someone whacked him on the head with a baseball bat.

noun

1. blow, hit, box, stroke, belt (informal), bang, rap, slap, bash (informal), sock (slang), smack, thump, buffet, clout (informal), slug, cuff, swipe, wallop (informal), wham, thwack He gave the donkey a whack across the back with a stick.

2. (Informal) share, part, cut (informal), bit, portion, quota, allotment I pay a sizeable whack of capital gains tax.

3. (Informal) attempt, go (informal), try, turn, shot (informal), crack (informal), stab (informal), bash (informal) Let me have a whack at trying to fix the car.

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whack

verb

1. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:

bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, wham, whop.

Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk, paste.

Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.

2. To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand:

box, buffet, bust, cuff, punch, slap, smack, spank, swat.

Informal: clip, spat.

3. To strike, set down, or close in such a way as to make a loud noise:

bang, clap, crash, slam.

noun

1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:

bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, wham, whop.

Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk, paste.

2. A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand:

box, buffet, bust, chop, cuff, punch, slap, smack, smacker, spank, swat.

Informal: clip, spat.

3. Informal. A brief trial:

crack, go, stab, try.

Informal: fling, shot, whirl.

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Translations

ضَرْبَةٌ شَديدَهيَضرِبُ بِشِدَّه

lussingsmække

Schlagvermöbeln

bataillecoup

elnadrágol

skellur, höggslá svo smelli í

percossapercuoterepicchiareproviamosconfiggere

uždrožti

belziensbelztblieziensiebelztievilkt

küt/pat diye vuruşküt/pat vurmak

打耳光重打

whack

[wæk]

A. N

1. (= blow) → golpe m fuerte, porrazo m
to give sb a whack → dar un golpe fuerte or un porrazo a algn
to give sth a whack → golpear algo ruidosamente

2. (= attempt) to have a whack at sth → intentar algo, probar algo
let's have a whack (at it) → probemos, intentemos

3. (= share) → parte f, porción f
you'll get your whack → recibirás tu parte

4. the car does 200kph top whack → a toda máquina, el coche alcanza una velocidad de 200km/h

5. out of whack (US) → fastidiado

B. EXCL whack! → ¡zas!

C. VT

1. (= beat) → golpear, aporrear; (= defeat) → dar una paliza a
he whacked me with a cane → me dio con una palmeta

2. (fig) the problem has me whacked → el problema me trae perplejo
we've got the problem whacked at last → por fin hemos resuelto el problema

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whack

[ˈ^hwæk] vt → donner un grand coup à

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

whack

n

(inf: = blow) → (knallender) Schlag; to give somebody a whack → jdm einen Schlag versetzen; to give something a whack → auf etw (acc) → schlagen

(esp Brit inf: = attempt) → Versuch m; to have a whack at something/at doing something → etw probieren or versuchen, sich an etw (dat) → versuchen; I’ll have a whack at it → ich will mich mal (d)ranwagen

(esp Brit inf: = share) → (An)teil m; we’re offering £50,000, top whack → wir bieten höchstens or maximal £ 50.000; he’s earning the top whack → er bekommt das Spitzengehalt

vt

(inf: = hit) → schlagen, hauen (inf)

(inf: = defeat) → (haushoch) schlagen

(inf: = exhaust) → erschlagen (inf)

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whack

[wæk]

1. n

a. (blow) → (forte) colpo

b. (fam) (attempt) to have a whack at sth/at doing sth → provare qc/a fare qc, tentare qc/di fare qc

c. (fam) (share) → parte f, fetta

2. vt (person) → dare un ceffone a; (ball) → colpire con forza (fam) (defeat) → dare una batosta a

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whack

(wӕk) verb

to strike smartly, making a loud sound. His father whacked him for misbehaving. klap, slaan يَضرِبُ بِشِدَّه удрям esbofetear dát facku vermöbeln smække χτυπώ, κοπανώ pegar, zurrar plaksuga lööma صدای کتک زدن mäjäyttää donner un grand coup (à) לְהַכּוֹת חָזָק जोर से मारना udariti elnadrágol menampar slá svo smelli í picchiare ぴしゃりと打つ 호되게 때리다 pliaukštelėti, uždrožti []belzt; []vilkt memukul een klap gevenklaske til, smekkedać klapsa esbofetear a lovi cu putere (în) бить dať facku, plesnúť pretepsti mlatnuti smälla till ตีอย่างแรง küt/pat vurmak 啪啪地打 ударяти, бити پیٹنا đánh đau 重打

noun

a blow. His father gave him a whack across the ear. slaan, klap ضَرْبَةٌ شَديدَه удар bofetada pohlavek der Schlag lussing χτύπημα, κατραπακιά golpe, porrazo plaks, kõrvakiil ضربت läimäys claqueמהלומה लाठी की मार udarac ütés tamparan skellur, högg (forte colpo) 強打 강타 pliaukštelėjimas belziens; blieziens pukulan klapklask, smekk, ørefikklaps bofetada lovitură puternică удар facka, plesnutie udarec jak udarac smäll, hurril การตีอย่างแรง küt/pat diye vuruş 打(耳光) сильний удар ڈنڈے وغیرہ کی زور دار ضرب cú đánh 打（耳光）

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