whacked; whacking; whacks
Definition of whack
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to strike with a smart or resounding blow
whack the ball
b
: to cut with or as if with a whack : chop
: to strike a smart or resounding blow
whack
nounDefinition of whack (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: a smart or resounding blow
also
: the sound of or as if of such a blow
b
: a critical attack
4a
: an opportunity or attempt to do something
take a whack at it
b
: a single action or occasion
borrowed $50 all at one whack
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
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The first known use of whack was in 1719
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