whack

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

whack [whack whacks whacked whacking] verb, noun BrE [wæk] NAmE [wæk]
verb
1. ~ sb/sth (informal)to hit sb/sth very hard
•She whacked him with her handbag.
•James whacked the ball over the net.
2. ~ sth + adv./prep. (informal)to put sth somewhere without much care
•Just whack your bags in the corner.
3. ~ sb (NAmE, slang)to murder sb
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 18th cent.: imitative, or perhaps an alteration of ↑thwack.

Example Bank:
•He whacked the ball back over the net.
•She whacked him around the head.
•Some of the teachers used to whack the boys with a slipper.
Idiom: ↑out of whack
 
noun usually singular (informal)
1. the act of hitting sb/sth hard; the sound made by this
•He gave the ball a good whack.
•I heard the whack of the bullet hitting the wood.
2. (BrE)a share of sth; an amount of sth
•Don't leave all the work to her. Everyone should do their fair whack.
•You have to pay the full whack. There are no reductions.
•He charges top whack (= the highest amount possible).

Word Origin:
early 18th cent.: imitative, or perhaps an alteration of ↑thwack.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  knock, belt, rap, whang, wham, whop, wallop