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Whack   /wæk/  /hwæk/   Listen
noun
Whack  n.  
1.
A smart resounding blow. (Colloq.)
2.
A portion; share; allowance. (Slang)
3.
An attempt; as, to take a whack at it. (Colloq.)
Out of whack, out of order. (Slang)


verb
Whack  v. t.  (past & past part. whacked; pres. part. whacking)  
1.
To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. (Colloq.) "Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes."
2.
To divide into shares; as, to whack the spoils of a robbery; often with up. (Slang)


Whack  v. i.  To strike anything with a smart blow.
To whack away, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. (Colloq.)





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"Whack" Quotes from Famous Books



... making history. The human mind that leans above a printed page possesses a more concentrated grasp of facts than the human atoms who run over the earth collecting them. So I caught my breath and simply stared, too dazed to speak. It seemed as though something had given me a surprising whack that sent a thousand sparks before my eyes. But then slowly the whole structure began to unfold. Each step of evidence we had picked up since the memorable night but twenty-four hours ago, now took its place as the panorama—not flawless, but with inviting possibilities,—and ...
— Wings of the Wind • Credo Harris
... which is borrowed from Thor, appears by a comical metamorphosis as a wish-rod which will administer a sound thrashing to the enemies of its possessor. Having cut a hazel stick, you have only to lay down an old coat, name your intended victim, wish he was there, and whack away: he will howl with pain at every blow. This wonderful cudgel appears in Dasent's tale of "The Lad who went to the North Wind," with which we may conclude this discussion. The story is told, with little variation, ...
— Myths and Myth-Makers - Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology • John Fiske
... explained, "are either our Line or Militiamen, as such entitled to the regulation whack at regulation cost. It's cheaper than they could buy it; an' they meet their friends too. A man'll walk a mile in his dinner hour to mess with his ...
— Traffics and Discoveries • Rudyard Kipling
... ever happened for them. Theirs would have been the fate of the enemy in their shattered attacks of the previous night, though, having made up their minds to it, and stood the forty-five minutes' strain of waiting, it had seemed a bit tough not to be repaid with a whack at the Turks. ...
— The Tale of a Trooper • Clutha N. Mackenzie
... would happen if somebody should hit the wretch a whack over the head every time he raised an eyebrow. Somehow it struck him that the law was hardly equal to ...
— Peak and Prairie - From a Colorado Sketch-book • Anna Fuller


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