Whack
Whack , transitive verb
[Compare Thwack.]
1.
To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloquial]
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 , intransitive verb
To strike anything with a smart blow.
Collocations (1)
To whack away , to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloquial]
Whack , noun
1.
A smart resounding blow. [Colloquial]
2.
A portion; share; allowance. [Slang]
3.
an attempt; as, to take a whack at it. [Colloquial]
Collocations (1)
Out of whack , out of order. [Slang]