out of whack

whack (hw

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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.

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.

[Probably imitative.]

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Adj.

out of whack - out of balance or out of adjustment; "the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack"

idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase, idiom - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

malfunctioning, nonfunctional - not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve"

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So how do you detect what's out of whack in an organization?

Detecting what's out of whack by Spratt, Jerry / Arkansas Business

Long periods of what could be called "awkward silence" accompanied Superintendent Gerry Gaw's request that the School Committee approve returning $65,000 of the current year's budget to the town to balance the budget, thrown out of whack when the governor took back some promised local aid.

Schools give back money by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

The city's general fund is out of whack, with expenditures outpacing revenues for the next fiscal year by a projected $7.

Ruiz calls for `creative ways' to close budget gap by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)