whack

¹whack

verb \ˈhwak, ˈwak\

Definition of WHACK

transitive verb

1

a : to strike with a smart or resounding blow <whack the ball> b : to cut with or as if with a whack : chop

2

chiefly British : to get the better of : defeat

3

slang : murder, kill

intransitive verb

: to strike a smart or resounding blow

— whack·er noun

Examples of WHACK

1. She whacked the piñata with a stick.
2. The old man lifted his cane and whacked the mugger on the head.
3. They were whacking through the jungle with their machetes.
4. He got whacked by mobsters.

Origin of WHACK

probably imitative of the sound of a blow

First Known Use: 1719

Related to WHACK

Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, hit, whale, zap

Related Words: batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough; scuff; bunt, flick, stroke, tap; bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp; bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump [slang], fell, floor, knock down, level; rabbit-punch, sucker punch; cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip; bean, brain, conk, skull

Near Antonyms: animate, raise, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revive

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Rhymes with WHACK

back, black, Braque, clack, claque, crack, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lac, lack, lakh, mac, Mac, pack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, sacque, shack, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, Wac, wack, wrack, yak