Definition of whack
whacker
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Examples of whack in a Sentence
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.
Origin and Etymology of whack
probably imitative of the sound of a blow
First Known Use: 1719
whack
Definition of 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
Examples of whack in a Sentence
The pile of books hit the floor with a whack.
took a whack at solving the math problem
1736
First Known Use of whack
1736
WHACK Defined for English Language Learners
whack
playDefinition of whack for English Language Learners
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: to hit (someone or something) with great force
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: to reduce (something) by a large amount
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: to murder or kill (someone)
whack
Definition of whack for English Language Learners
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: the act of hitting someone or something with great force
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: the sound made when something is hit hard
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: a share or portion of something
WHACK Defined for Kids
Definition of whack for Students
whacked
;whacking
: to hit with a hard noisy blow The batter whacked the ball.
Definition of whack for Students
1 : a hard noisy blow I gave the ball a whack.
2 : the sound of a hard noisy blow
out of whack
: not in good working order or shape
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