knock, belt, rap, whack, whang
(noun) the act of hitting vigorously; “he gave the table a whack”
whack
(noun) the sound made by a sharp swift blow
whack, wham, whop, wallop
(verb) hit hard; “The teacher whacked the boy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
whack (plural whacks)
The sound of a heavy strike.
The strike itself.
The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.
(US, slang) An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
(originally UK cant, dated) A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.
(obsolete) A whack-up: a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up.
(US, obsolete) A deal, an agreement.
(typography, computing, slang) The backslash, ⟨ \ ⟩.
whack (third-person singular simple present whacks, present participle whacking, simple past and past participle whacked)
To hit, slap or strike.
• G. W. Cable
(slang) To kill, bump off.
(transitive, slang) To share or parcel out; often with up.
(sports) To beat convincingly; to thrash.
(UK, usually in the negative) To surpass; to better.
• See also kill
whack (comparative whacker, superlative whackest)
Alternative form of wack (“crazy”)
Source: Wiktionary
Whack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whacking.] Etym: [Cf. Thwack.]
Definition: 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.
Whack, v. i.
Definition: To strike anything with a smart blow. To whack away, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.]
Whack, n.
Definition: A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
