whack
verb
, ˈwak\
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Synonyms for whack
Synonyms: Verb
bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, hit, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whale, zap
Synonyms: Noun
assay [archaic], attempt, bash [chiefly British], bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, offer, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whirl
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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 Web: Verb
Pete Townshend whacking Abbie Hoffman off the stage with his guitar for a second. — Gary Graff, Billboard, "Woodstock at 50: The 12 Best Performances From the 1969 Festival," 14 Aug. 2019 The voltage whacks electrons off the lithium atoms, leaving them with a positive charge. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, "The Good Kind of Crazy: The Quest for Exotic Propulsion," 29 July 2019 Pederson matched Muncy in the third, whacking a fastball over the right-field wall for another two-run shot to double the Dodgers’ lead. — Los Angeles Times, "Walker Buehler shuts down Marlins to complete sweep for Dodgers," 21 July 2019 Miami was able to respond an inning later, when Harold Ramirez whacked the ball into left field. — Christian Simmons, sun-sentinel.com, "Mets get Cano tape-measure shot in eighth to snap tie, sink Marlins," 14 July 2019 After a clean second inning, Scott Kingery whacked a fastball over the plate for a leadoff home run in the third. — Los Angeles Times, "Cody Bellinger powers merciless Dodgers to blowout win over Phillies," 15 July 2019 In 2015 the gigantic SSI steelworks closed for good, putting 2,000 people out of work and whacking the local economy. — The Economist, "Four years after its steelworks shut, Redcar is recovering," 6 June 2019 Spread the cloves on a cutting board and whack them with a heavy pot. — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, "Humanity’s Eternal Quest for a Better Way of Peeling Garlic," 18 June 2019 My neck was whacked out and my scalp was ripped from eyebrow to ear. — Anne Raup, Anchorage Daily News, "Rocket Man: Bill Guernsey and his handcrafted Atomic Camper," 7 Sep. 2014Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But the exposure to economic risk, out-of-whack valuation, and absolute founder control are simply extraordinary. — Quartz, "WeWork is already the wildest IPO of the year," 29 Aug. 2019 But when Parker and Cassie are paired with another kid, Theo, in class for the Science Triathalon, things are definitely thrown out of whack. — Ciarra Chavarria, NBC News, "10 awesome books for young girls that encourage and celebrate STEM," 29 Aug. 2019 For many companies, the large outlays and disappearing profit margins risk throwing lending covenants with banks out of whack. — New York Times, "‘It’s Just a Nightmare.’ Despite Tariff Delay, Toy Makers Are Worried.," 15 Aug. 2019 For many companies, the large outlays and disappearing profit margins risk throwing lending covenants with banks out of whack. — Ana Swanson, BostonGlobe.com, "‘It’s just a nightmare.’ Despite tariff delay, toy makers are worried.," 15 Aug. 2019