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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WHACK, v.t. To strike. This is probably the primary word on which is formed thwack. [See Twit.] Whack is a vulgar word.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the sound made by a sharp swift blow
2: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: knock, belt, rap, whack, whang] v
1: hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: whack, wham, whop, wallop]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: probably imitative of the sound of a blow Date: 1719 transitive verb 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 3. slang murder, kill intransitive verb to strike a smart or resounding blow • whacker noun II. noun Date: 1736 1. a. a smart or resounding blow; also the sound of or as if of such a blow b. a critical attack 2. portion, share 3. condition, state 4. a. an opportunity or attempt to do something <take a whack at it> b. a single action or occasion <borrowed $50 all at one whack>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. colloq. --v.tr. 1 strike or beat forcefully with a sharp blow. 2 (as whacked adj.) esp. Brit. tired out; exhausted. --n. 1 a sharp or resounding blow. 2 sl. a share. Phrases and idioms: have a whack at sl. attempt. out of whack esp. US sl. out of order; malfunctioning. Derivatives: whacker n. whacking n. Etymology: imit., or alt. of THWACK

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Whack Whack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whacking.] [Cf. Thwack.] To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.] Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes. --G. W. Cable.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Whack Whack, v. i. To strike anything with a smart blow. To whack away, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Whack Whack, n. A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Whack Whack, v. t. To divide into shares; as, to whack the spoils of a robbery; -- often with up. [Slang]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Whack Whack, n. A portion; share; allowance. [Slang] Out of whack, out of order. [Slang]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(whacks, whacking, whacked) 1. If you whack someone or something, you hit them hard. (INFORMAL) You really have to whack the ball... Someone whacked him on the head. VERB: V n, V n prep • Whack is also a noun. He gave the donkey a whack across the back with his stick... N-COUNT; SOUND 2. Your whack of something is your share of it. (BRIT INFORMAL) The majority of people in this country pay their whack... We need to win a fair whack of the contracts. = share N-SING: oft poss N

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A share of a booty obtained by fraud. A paddy whack; a stout brawney Irishman.

Moby Thesaurus

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