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whack

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationshwæk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwæk, wæk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwak, wak)

Collocations for "whack"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "whack" in context.

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whack

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. heard a loud whack
  2. gave her a whack [across the face, in the stomach]
  3. gave the [table, ball, coconut] a whack
  4. gave the [flies, branches] a good whack
  5. gave it a whack on the [top, bottom, side]
  6. came [open, apart] with a few whacks
  7. got a whack for [being rude, swearing]
  8. informal: took a whack at the [job, jump]
  9. informal: take a whack at [finding, spotting, analyzing]
  10. informal: let me take a whack at it
  11. informal: the [numbers, controls] are out of whack
v
  1. whacked the ball [back, at, to]
  2. whack [him, the piñata]
  3. whacked her on her [head, elbow, arm]
  4. whacked his [head, forehead] against the [table, window, door]
  5. whacked [his thumb, her finger] with the hammer
  6. she was whacked out by [the run, the ordeal, her kids]
  7. whack [him, the children, the dog] out
  8. the [drugs, dope] whacked me out
  9. he was whacked by [the mob, a hitman, the feds]
  10. he was whacked for [money, drugs, not paying]
'whack' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "whack" in the title:

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over by the Whack-A-Mole - English Only forum
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play 'knick knack' 'paddy whack' [also: playing spoons/bones] - English Only forum
she found a stick to whack at the branches - English Only forum
Slip back out of whack at your best - English Only forum
Take a whack in the mouth - English Only forum
they don't know whack - English Only forum
Throw out of whack - English Only forum
throw their whole universe out of whack - English Only forum
to whack over points - English Only forum
to whack up (an addition) - English Only forum
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Whack all of that on store credit. - English Only forum
whack at a pinata - English Only forum
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whack of my fist - English Only forum
Whack on a suit. - English Only forum
whack the economy - English Only forum
Whack times - English Only forum
Whack-a-noodle - English Only forum
wrap [rap], whack, cuff <somebody> upside the head - English Only forum
your gyro is out of whack - English Only forum
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