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• whack — [[t](h)wæ̱k[/t]] whacks, whacking, whacked 1) VERB If you whack someone or something, you hit them hard. [INFORMAL] [V n] You really have to whack the ball... [V n prep] Someone whacked him on the head. N COUNT; …   English dictionary

• whack — I UK [wæk] / US / US [hwæk] verb [transitive] Word forms whack : present tense I/you/we/they whack he/she/it whacks present participle whacking past tense whacked past participle whacked informal 1) to hit someone or something with a lot of force …   English dictionary

• whack — whack1 [ wæk, hwæk ] verb transitive INFORMAL 1. ) to hit someone or something with a lot of force: I whacked my knee getting out of the car. Some kids were whacking the tree with sticks. He whacked his little sister on the head with a spoon. 2.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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 — 1 verb (T) informal 1 to hit someone or something hard: Ow! You whacked me with your elbow! 2 spoken to put something somewhere: Just whack it under the grill for a couple of minutes. 2 noun (C) especially spoken 1 the act of hitting something… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• whack — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stroke, thump, wham; see blow 1 . • in one whack, Syn. suddenly, with one stroke, instantaneously; see quickly 1 , soon 1 . • out of whack*, Syn. out of order, not working, out of kilter, spoiled; see ruined 1 , 2 . • take… …   English dictionary for students

• whack — AND wack 1. tv. to strike someone or something. □ Jed whacked the kid upside the head. □ Larry reached down and wacked the dog across the snout. 2. n. a blow or hit (at someone or something). □ She tried to take a whack at me! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• whack — [wæk] verb [T] informal to hit someone or something with a lot of force whack noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• 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

• knock someone/something about/around — BEAT (UP), batter, hit, punch, thump, thrash, slap; maltreat, mistreat, abuse, ill treat, assault, attack; N. Amer …   Useful english dictionary

• put someone to death — EXECUTE, hang, behead, guillotine, decapitate, electrocute, shoot, gas, crucify, stone; kill, murder, assassinate, eliminate, terminate, exterminate, destroy; informal bump off, polish off, do away with, do in, knock off, top, string up, take out …   Useful english dictionary