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1 whack
[wæk, hwæk] n.,v. -n. gj.fol. 1. grusht; goditje e thatë. 2. zhrg. provë, përpjekje; have/take a whack at sth bëj një provë me diçka. 3. Br. pjesë, hise; you'll get your whack do ta marrësh atë që të takon.● out of whack zhrg a) jo në gjendje pune, jo në rregull; b) i lajthitur /-vt 1. gj.fol. godas, qëlloj fort; ia vesh. 2. mund, i jap dru. 3. zhrg. pres, heq (me sëpatë etj).● whacked [wækt, hwækt] adj. Br.zhrg. i këputur, i rraskapitur● whacking ['wæking, 'hwæking] adj.,n. -adj. zhrg. i madh, i bujshëm (sukses) /-n. dru, e rrahur; give sb a whacking i bëj një të rrahur dikujt -
2 have a whack at
have/take a whack at something [hæv/teik ë wæk, hwæk æt samthing] bëj një provë me diçkahave a whack at it [hæv ë wæk, hwæk æt it] provoje atë, provoj; përpiqem, orvatem (në diçka)
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take a whack at — See: TAKE A SHOT AT … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ a\ whack\ at — See: take a shot at … Словарь американских идиом
take a whack at someone or something — v. to hit at someone or something. □ Wilbur took a whack at Martin and missed. □ Jerry got an ax and took a whack at the tree, but didn’t do much damage … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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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 — Whack, n. 1. A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. A portion; share; allowance. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. an attempt; as, to take a whack at it. [Colloq.] [PJC] {Out of whack}, out of order. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … 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
whack — whacker, n. /hwak, wak/, v.t. 1. to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows. 2. Slang. to divide into or take in shares (often fol. by up): Whack the loot between us two. v.i. 3. to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows. 4. whack off, a … Universalium
