WHACK

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

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Etymology

Noun

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, ⟨ \ ⟩.

Verb

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.

Synonyms

• See also kill

Adjective

whack (comparative whacker, superlative whackest)

Alternative form of wack (“crazy”)

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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