whack

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /wæk/

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• Homophone: wack

Verb

Plain form whack

Third-person singular whacks

Past tense whacked

Past participle whacked

Present participle whacking

1. When you whack someone or something, you hit then with an object or body part. Usually the object is flat or blunt. The word is based on the sound it makes, so it's an onomatopoeia.
   • Synonyms: hit and smack

   I picked up the wooden club and whacked the running thief.