whacked; whacking; whacks
1
a
: to strike with a smart or resounding blow
whack the ball
b
: to cut with or as if with a whack : chop
2
chiefly British
: to get the better of : defeat
: to strike a smart or resounding blow
whacker
noun
Phrases
out of whack
1
: out of proper order or shape
threw his knee out of whack
2
: not in accord
feeling out of whack with her contemporaries—
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Examples of whack in a Sentence
Verb
She whacked the piñata with a stick.
The old man lifted his cane and whacked the mugger on the head.
They were whacking through the jungle with their machetes.
He got whacked by mobsters.
Noun
The pile of books hit the floor with a whack.
took a whack at solving the math problem
Recent Examples on the WebLaura McLively, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
The suitcases showed a few superficial marks after being whacked with a bat and shoved off a counter, but there were no dents or scratches.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
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Verb
Set the egg in an egg cup and use a knife to whack the egg about a quarter of the way down to remove the top.
—Laura McLively, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
The suitcases showed a few superficial marks after being whacked with a bat and shoved off a counter, but there were no dents or scratches.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for whack
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“Whack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whack. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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whack
1 of 2 verb
ˈhwak 
ˈwak
: to hit or cut with a hard noisy blow
whacked the ball into left field
whacker
noun
whack
2 of 2 noun1
: a hard noisy blow
also
: its sound
2
: try entry 2, attempt
take a whack at it
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