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whack [wæk] vb (tr) 1. to strike with a sharp resounding blow 2. (usually passive) Brit informal to exhaust completely n 1. (tr) US slang to murder if you were out of line you got whacked 2. a sharp resounding blow or the noise made by such a blow 3. Informal a share or portion 4. Informal a try or attempt (esp in the phrase have a whack at) 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 [perhaps a variant of thwack, ultimately of imitative origin] whacker n 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 verb 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. Translations 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 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! whack n (inf: = blow) → (knallender) Schlag; to give somebody a whack → jdm einen Schlag versetzen; to give something a whack → auf etw (acc) → schlagen vt (inf: = defeat) → (haushoch) schlagen (inf: = exhaust) → erschlagen (inf) whack [wæk] v whack [wӕk] to strike smartly, making a loud sound His father whacked him for misbehaving. klap, slaan يَضرِبُ بِشِدَّه удрям dát facku smække vermöbeln 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 geven klaske til, smekke dać 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 n a blow His father gave him a whack across the ear. slaan, klap ضَرْبَةٌ شَديدَه удар pohlavek lussing der Schlag χτύπημα, κατραπακιά golpe, porrazo plaks, kõrvakiil ضربت läimäys claque מַהֲלוּמָה लाठी की मार udarac ütés tamparan skellur, högg (forte colpo) 強打 강타 pliaukštelėjimas belziens; blieziens pukulan klap klask, smekk, ørefik klaps 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) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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