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—
S. E. Rubin
S. E. RubinSynonyms
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 WebTheresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
How many other series would waste valuable prime-time real estate by showing a man whacking himself in the face with a garden rake not once, not twice, but NINE TIMES?!?
—EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
The Zipper Carry-on Max proved very durable in our tests, showing only minor superficial scuffs and no dents at all after whacking it with a metal baseball bat and shoving it multiple times off a table while fully packed.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
McCaskill, founding director of the Center for Black Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University, said a majority of young Black signers also incorporate African American English into their vocabulary, citing signs for tripping and whack as examples.
—USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
And if that’s not enough physical punishment, Martin on Saturday took six stitches when Butler accidentally whacked him in the mouth during the Jazz game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
Today—The Commission whacks Apple with a €1.84 billion fine for that streaming-subscriptions-information thing, of which only €40 million is the actual core fine—the maximum allowed by the EU’s existing antitrust law.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
An officer armed with a nightstick stood under him and whacked him hard on the foot.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
Be prepared for your teen to get the swing of it quickly and go wild with whacking the birdies back to you.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
If there had been other contaminants in the fuel, the existing tests would have been thrown out of whack, pointing to a possible problem, Godden said.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
But this feature could also introduce problems if the relative timing of events gets out of whack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
But amid a record influx, the balance seems to be out of whack and trust is eroding.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
Here’s what might be throwing things out of whack and contributing to your stubborn BV.
—Mara Santilli, SELF, 21 Mar. 2024
When federal-government employees make 40 percent more than private-sector ones, and when the top 1 percent pay 46 percent of all income taxes, something is out of whack.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
Strong employment growth and home prices that aren’t out of whack relative to local incomes will keep Southern markets above the rest.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
That’s because fatty and spicy foods can be especially irritating to your stomach when your digestive system is already out of whack, possibly setting the stage for further, uh, upset.
—Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 4 Mar. 2024
Verb
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
How many other series would waste valuable prime-time real estate by showing a man whacking himself in the face with a garden rake not once, not twice, but NINE TIMES?!?
—EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
The Zipper Carry-on Max proved very durable in our tests, showing only minor superficial scuffs and no dents at all after whacking it with a metal baseball bat and shoving it multiple times off a table while fully packed.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
McCaskill, founding director of the Center for Black Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University, said a majority of young Black signers also incorporate African American English into their vocabulary, citing signs for tripping and whack as examples.
—USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
And if that’s not enough physical punishment, Martin on Saturday took six stitches when Butler accidentally whacked him in the mouth during the Jazz game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
Today—The Commission whacks Apple with a €1.84 billion fine for that streaming-subscriptions-information thing, of which only €40 million is the actual core fine—the maximum allowed by the EU’s existing antitrust law.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
An officer armed with a nightstick stood under him and whacked him hard on the foot.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
Be prepared for your teen to get the swing of it quickly and go wild with whacking the birdies back to you.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
Noun
But the timing of his sophisticated mechanics — which include some nimble footwork, a full extension of his throwing arm, then a violent whipping motion that allows even his 5-foot-10 frame to generate above-average velocity — got all out of whack.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
If there had been other contaminants in the fuel, the existing tests would have been thrown out of whack, pointing to a possible problem, Godden said.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
But this feature could also introduce problems if the relative timing of events gets out of whack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
But amid a record influx, the balance seems to be out of whack and trust is eroding.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
Here’s what might be throwing things out of whack and contributing to your stubborn BV.
—Mara Santilli, SELF, 21 Mar. 2024
When federal-government employees make 40 percent more than private-sector ones, and when the top 1 percent pay 46 percent of all income taxes, something is out of whack.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
Strong employment growth and home prices that aren’t out of whack relative to local incomes will keep Southern markets above the rest.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
That’s because fatty and spicy foods can be especially irritating to your stomach when your digestive system is already out of whack, possibly setting the stage for further, uh, upset.
—Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 4 Mar. 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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