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   whack

   /wak/

   verb

   • 1. strike forcefully with a sharp blow: "his attacker whacked him on the head"
   • ▪ defeat in a contest: "the team were whacked six-nil"
   • ▪ do (something) or put (something) somewhere, especially in a casual or careless way: "I whacked a tape into the cassette recorder"
   • ▪ murder: "he was whacked while sitting in his car"

   noun

   • 1. a sharp or resounding blow: "with a few whacks and some loud whistles, they drove the animals away" Similar blowhitpunchthumpthwackcracksmackslapbangweltcuffboxinformal:bashclobbercloutclipwallopbeltbiffbopsocklamwhompsloshboffbustslugwhaledongdated:buffet
   • 2. a try or attempt: "we decided to take a whack at spotting the decade's trends"
   • 3. a specified share of or contribution to something: British "motorists pay a fair whack for the use of the roads through taxes"

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

   Scrabble Points: 17

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