whacked; whacking; whacks
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
: to strike a smart or resounding blow
whacker
noun
Phrases
out of whack
1
: out of proper order or shape
threw his knee out of whack
2
: not in accord
feeling out of whack with her contemporaries—
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S. E. RubinExamples of whack in a Sentence
Verb
She whacked the piñata with a stick.
The old man lifted his cane and whacked the mugger on the head.
They were whacking through the jungle with their machetes.
He got whacked by mobsters.
Noun
The pile of books hit the floor with a whack.
took a whack at solving the math problem
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
One pitch later, Pete Alonso whacked a hanging curveball from Knack for a two-run homer.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
The measure, which is pending before the GOP-majority Senate, takes several whacks at student aid and consequently the accessibility of higher education.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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Verb
The plainness of the text there has a certain force — there are times where whacking a theme with a big hammer is the best course of action.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
One pitch later, Pete Alonso whacked a hanging curveball from Knack for a two-run homer.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Noun
When Spike and Erik meet on the mainland, Boyle and Garland exploit the opportunity for low-hanging humor that feels unearned and throws the tone of the film completely out of whack.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
The measure, which is pending before the GOP-majority Senate, takes several whacks at student aid and consequently the accessibility of higher education.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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“Whack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whack. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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whack
1 of 2 verb
ˈhwak 
ˈwak
: to hit or cut with a hard noisy blow
whacked the ball into left field
whacker
noun
whack
2 of 2 noun1
: a hard noisy blow
also
: its sound
2
: try entry 2, attempt
take a whack at it
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