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whack

The word “whack” has 1 syllable: whack

It's pronounced as /wæk/

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In the thesaurus, “whack” has 243 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

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Synonyms for whack

Antonyms for whack

Meanings of whack

  • adjective
    1. Egregious.
    2. Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange.
    3. Crazy, mad, insane.
    4. Cool, bizarre, and potentially scary.
  • noun
    1. The sound of a heavy strike.
    2. The strike itself.
    3. The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.
    4. An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
    5. (originally Britain cant) A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.
    6. A whack-up: a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up.
    7. A deal, an agreement.
    8. The backslash, ⟨
    9. ⟩.
  • verb
    1. To hit, slap or strike.
    2. To kill, bump off.
    3. To share or parcel out; often with up.
    4. To beat convincingly; to thrash.
    5. (usually in the negative) To surpass; to better.

Example Sentences

  • He gave the old television a whack to make it work again.
  • The baseball player took a powerful whack at the ball.
  • She got a whack on the arm during the game.
  • The carpenter fixed the board with a quick whack of his hammer.
  • He nearly fell after receiving a sudden whack on the head.

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