Thesaurus: whack

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1. v. t. To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks.
2. v. i. To strike anything with a smart blow.
3. n. A smart resounding blow.
4. n. the sound made by a sharp swift blow
5. n. the act of hitting vigorously
6. v. strike hard
7. To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.] Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes. G. W. Cable. To strike anything with a smart blow. To whack away, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.] A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]
8. To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; tothrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.]Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes. G. W. Cable.
9. n:36/v:64 n. the sound made by a sharp swift blow v. hit hard