whack

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /wæk/, /ʍæk/ or /hwæk/

  Rhymes: -æk

[edit] Homophones

• wack (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

[edit] Noun

whack (plural whacks)

1. A blow, impact or slap.
2. A share or portion.
   • 1951, Katherine Mansfield, Letters to John Middleton Murry, 1913-1922,

     For one thing I had a splendid supper when I got on board—a whack of cold, lean beef and pighells, bread, butter ad lib., tea, and plenty of good bread.

3. An attempt.

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[edit] Verb

to whack (third-person singular simple present whacks, present participle whacking, simple past and past participle whacked)

1. To hit, slap or strike.
2. To kill, bump off.
3. To share or parcel out.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:kill

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• out of whack
• whack the illy
• whacky