whack
1to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
Slang. to divide into or take in shares (often followed by up): Whack the loot between us two.
to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows.
a smart, resounding blow: a whack with his hand.
Informal. a trial or attempt: to take a whack at a job.
Slang. a portion or share.
whack off,
to cut off or separate with a blow: The cook whacked off the fish's head.
Slang: Vulgar. to masturbate.
whack out, Slang. to produce quickly or, sometimes, carelessly: She whacks out a short story every week or so.
Idioms about whack
out of whack, Informal. out of order or alignment; not in proper condition.
Origin of whack
1Other words for whack
Other words from whack
- whack·er, noun
Other definitions for whack (2 of 2)
a variant of wack1.
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British Dictionary definitions for whack
/ (wæk) /
to strike with a sharp resounding blow
(usually passive) British informal to exhaust completely
(tr; usu foll by in or on) informal to put something on to or into something else with force or abandon: whack on some sunscreen
(tr) US slang to murder: if you were out of line you got whacked
a sharp resounding blow or the noise made by such a blow
informal a share or portion
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
an exclamation imitating the noise of a sharp resounding blow
Origin of whack
1Derived forms of whack
- whacker, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with whack
In addition to the idioms beginning with whack
- whacked out
- whack off
also see:
- have a crack (whack) at
- out of kilter (whack)
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