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whack  (hwk, wk)

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) 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

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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.

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

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.

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

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

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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 [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

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）