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whack

释义

whack

adjectivevery informal

1
very displeasing
I was in the Club last night but the DJ was really whack.
Submitted by:
MoneyBoy from Afghanistan on 10/05/2016
Open Dictionary - May2016

whack

adjectivevery informal

1
very displeasing
I was in the Club last night but the DJ was really whack.
Submitted by:
MoneyBoy from Afghanistan on 10/05/2016
Open Dictionary - May2016

whack

noun countable informal

UK /wæk/

Word Forms

singular	whack
plural	whacks

1
the act of hitting someone or something with a lot of force, or the sound that it makes
Give the ball a good whack.
Whack! A branch hit me in the face.
Synonyms and related words
Sounds of things hitting or rubbing together
beat
bump
chink
2
Britishvery informala share of something, especially work
You haven’t done your whack!
Synonyms and related words
A share of something
moiety
share
proportion
1. 2a
  very informalan amount of something, usually money
  The agent takes a 15% whack.
  the full whack:
  Even members of his family have to pay the full whack.
  top whack (=a lot of money):
  The case runs for several weeks with every lawyer on top whack.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
  accumulation
  allocation
  allowance
3
Americanan act of publicly criticizing someone
Synonyms and related words
Criticisms and accusations
criticism
attack
reproach

phrases

out of whack

whack

noun countable informal

US /wæk/US /hwæk/

Word Forms

singular	whack
plural	whacks

1
the act of hitting someone or something with a lot of force, or the sound that it makes
Whack! A branch hit me in the face.
A good whack on the rear was her dad’s solution to behavior problems.
Synonyms and related words
Sounds of things hitting or rubbing together
beat
bump
chink
2
Americanan act of publicly criticizing someone
He took an additional whack at lawmakers, calling them fools.
Synonyms and related words
Criticisms and accusations
criticism
attack
reproach
3
very informalan amount of something, usually money
The agent takes a 15% whack.
Synonyms and related words
General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
accumulation
allocation
allowance

phrases

out of whack

whack

verb transitive informal

UK /wæk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	whack
he/she/it	whacks
present participle	whacking
past tense	whacked
past participle	whacked

1
to hit someone or something with a lot of force
I whacked my knee getting out of the car.
Some kids were whacking the tree with sticks.
He whacked his little sister on the head with a spoon.
Synonyms and related words
To hit a person
hit
smack
bludgeon
Synonyms and related words
To hit an object
punch
thump
knock
2
Britishto put something somewhere quickly or carelessly
Just whack the fish under the grill for ten minutes.
Synonyms and related words
To put something somewhere carelessly
throw
toss
chuck

phrasal verbs

whack off

whack

verb transitive informal

US /wæk/US /hwæk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	whack
he/she/it	whacks
present participle	whacking
past tense	whacked
past participle	whacked

1
to hit someone or something with a lot of force
I whacked my knee getting out of the car.
Some kids were whacking the tree with sticks.
He whacked his little sister on the head with a spoon.
Synonyms and related words
To hit a person
hit
beat
smack
Synonyms and related words
To hit an object
hit
punch
strike
2
Americanvery informalto charge someone a lot of money
Then they whack us with a 12% hotel tax.
Synonyms and related words
Overcharging and underpaying money
soak
bleed
shortchange

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