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1 whack up
whack up[w'æk ∧p] vt dividir em porções. -
2 whack
[wæk] 1. verb(to strike smartly, making a loud sound: His father whacked him for misbehaving.) esbofetear2. noun(a blow: His father gave him a whack across the ear.) bofetada* * *[wæk] n coll 1 pancada forte, golpe. 2 parte, porção, quinhão. 3 tentativa, experiência. we took a whack at him / nós experimentamo-lo. • vt+vi 1 golpear, dar pancada forte em. 2 derrotar, vencer. 3 partilhar. at one whack de uma vez, em uma ocasião. it went whacks foi de partilha, distribuído em partes iguais. out of whack sl a) fora da linha. b) misturado, em confusão. to have a whack at a) dar um golpe, dar um soco em. b) sl tentar a sorte, arriscar. -
3 whack
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4 at one whack
at one whackde uma vez, em uma ocasião. -
5 out of whack
out of whacksl a) fora da linha. b) misturado, em confusão. -
6 to have a whack at
to have a whack ata) dar um golpe, dar um soco em. b) sl tentar a sorte, arriscar. -
7 whacker
whack.er[w'ækə] n sl 1 sujeito formidável. 2 coisa louca, coisa fantástica. -
8 whacking
whack.ing[w'ækiŋ] adj coll grande, enorme, colossal. -
9 bush whacker
bush whack.er[b'uʃ wækə] n 1 sertanejo, matuto. 2 aquele que ataca de emboscada. -
10 paddywhack
pad.dy.whack[p'ædiwæk] n Brit coll explosão de raiva. to be in a paddywhack ficar furioso.
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whack — [hwak, wak] vt., vi. [echoic] 1. to strike or slap with a sharp, resounding blow ☆ 2. Slang to murder (a person), often, specif., for pay n. 1. a sharp, resounding blow 2. the sound of this at a whack or at one whack Informal at one … English World dictionary
whack — informal ► VERB 1) strike forcefully with a sharp blow. 2) defeat heavily. 3) place or insert roughly or carelessly. 4) N. Amer. murder. ► NOUN 1) a sharp or resounding blow. 2) a try or attempt … English terms dictionary
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Whack — Whack, v. i. To strike anything with a smart blow. [1913 Webster] {To whack away}, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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whack — whack1 [wæk] v [T] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from the sound of hitting] 1.) to hit someone or something hard whack sb/sth with sth ▪ He kept whacking the dog with a stick. 2.) BrE spoken to put something somewhere whack sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English