WHACK


Meaning of WHACK in English

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( whacks, whacking, whacked)

1.

If you whack someone or something, you hit them hard. ( INFORMAL )

You really have to whack the ball...

Someone whacked him on the head.

VERB : V n , V n prep

Whack is also a noun.

He gave the donkey a whack across the back with his stick...

N-COUNT ; SOUND

2.

Your whack of something is your share of it. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

The majority of people in this country pay their whack...

We need to win a fair whack of the contracts.

= share

N-SING : oft poss N

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