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Definitions for Whack

[1] to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
[2] Slang . to divide into or take in shares (often followed by up ): Whack the loot between us two.
[3] to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows.
[4] a smart, resounding blow: a whack with his hand.
[5] Informal . a trial or attempt: to take a whack at a job.
[6] Slang . a portion or share.
[7] whack off , to cut off or separate with a blow: The cook whacked off the fish's head. Slang : Vulgar . to masturbate.
[8] whack out , Slang . to produce quickly or, sometimes, carelessly: She whacks out a short story every week or so.
[9] out of whack , Informal . out of order or alignment; not in proper condition.
[10] to strike with a sharp resounding blow
[11] (usually passive) British informal to exhaust completely
[12] (tr; usu foll by in or on) informal to put something on to or into something else with force or abandon whack on some sunscreen
[13] (tr) US slang to murder if you were out of line you got whacked
[14] a sharp resounding blow or the noise made by such a blow
[15] informal a share or portion
[16] informal a try or attempt (esp in the phrase have a whack at )
[17] out of whack informal out of order; unbalanced the whole system is out of whack
[18] an exclamation imitating the noise of a sharp resounding blow

Words related to Whack

wallop, ding, clout, nail, rap, belt, sock, lambaste, crack, strike, wham, biff, beat, thump, buffet, bang, slap, slug, bash, box

Words nearby Whack

wh question, wh-question, wh-word, wha, whachamacallit, whack, whack off, whacked, whacked out, whacked-out, whacking

Origin of Whack

1710–20; orig. dial., Scots form of thwack; cf. whang2, whittle

Other words from Whack

whack·er , noun

Word origin for Whack

C18: perhaps a variant of thwack , ultimately of imitative origin

Synonyms for Whack

wallop, bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, box, buffet, clobber, clout, crack, cuff, ding, lambaste, nail, rap, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, strike, thrash, thump, thwack, wham