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whack 1, verb(dictionary)
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whack verb, noun, interjection, & adverb. [wak] E18.
[Imit., or perh. alt. of THWACK. Cf. WH.]
A. verb.
verb trans. Beat vigorously, thrash; strike with a sharp or resounding blow. colloq. E18.
K. Amis The new batsman..whacked the ball towards Jenny. K. A. Porter She..whacked them..on the skull with a folded paper fan. M. Atwood Her father..whacks her with his belt.
b. Defeat in a contest. colloq. L19.
verb trans. Put, bring, or take, with vigorous action. Foll. by adverb. colloq. E18.
Fortune The..agency had to whack $30 million off pretax earnings. Sea Angling Quarterly Lash a new bait to the hook..and whack it back out there. Mountain Biker Whack on the front brake and watch for flex.
verb trans. Share, divide. Also foll. by up. slang. E19.
verb intrans. Foll. by off: masturbate. US slang. M20.
b. noun.
A sharp or resounding blow; the sound of this. colloq. M18.
K. Roberts He caught you an awful whack..How do you feel?
b. A chance, a turn; an attempt, an attack. slang. L19.
P. G. Wodehouse I was..merry..as always when about to get another whack at Anatole's cooking.
A portion, a share, an amount. slang. L18.
M. Innes There were lawyers..settling the affair, and they got their whack. D. Adams He probably apportioned a fair whack of his time to..breaking down doors.
b. A bargain, an agreement. US slang. M19.
Phrases & comb.: have a whack at slang (a) strike a blow at; (b) attempt. out of whack slang (chiefly N. Amer.) out of order, malfunctioning; out of line, maladjusted. take a whack at = have a whack at above. whack-up slang a sharing out, a dividing up.
C. interjection & adverb. With a whack. colloq. E19.
F. Marryat Whack came the cane on Johnny's shoulders.
whacked adjective (also wacked) (colloq.) (a) tired out, exhausted; (b)
whacked out (US slang), mad, crazy; spec. intoxicated with drugs: E20.
whacker noun (colloq.) (a) dial. a sharp blow; (b) US a drover; (c) a thing very large of its kind; esp. a big lie: E19.
whacking noun (colloq.) the action of the verb; an instance of this, a beating, a thrashing: M19.
whacking adjective & adverb (colloq.) (a) adjective very large; (b) adverb very, exceedingly (big, great, etc.): L18.