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Word entry · 5 letters

whack

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"Sharp hit"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈwæk/Part of speech noun, verbSorted achkwStarts with WEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of hitting vigorously

Word origin

Uncertain. Originally Scottish; probably onomatopoeic, but compare Middle English thakken, from Old English þaccian (whence Modern thwack by conflation with whack). Sense 6 of the verb is likely a semantic loan from Malay hentam (“to strike; to do something carelessly”).

Used in a sentence

  • Saka was a threat from the first whistle; Ukraine rightly wary of him and dishing out the usual whacks.
  • C'mon. Take a whack at it.
  • 40 bucks a whack.

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