whack

whack¹ [wæk] v [T] informal

[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Probably from the sound of hitting]

1.) to hit someone or something hard

whack sb/sth with sth

▪ He kept whacking the dog with a stick.

2.) BrE spoken to put something somewhere

whack sth in/on/under etc sth

▪ Just whack the bacon under the grill for a couple of minutes.

whack ²

whack² n especially spoken

1.) the act of hitting something hard, or the noise this makes

▪ She gave the ball a whack and it flew into the air.

▪ Singleton took a whack at (=tried to hit) Miller's head.

2.) BrE an amount of something

(the) full whack

▪ If you're unemployed, you don't have to pay the full whack (=the full amount) .

▪ There's still a fair whack (=quite a large amount) of work to be done.

▪ These agencies charge top whack for tickets.

3.) do your whack (of sth)

BrE to do a fair or equal share of a job or activity

▪ I've done my whack of the driving - it's your turn.

4.) have a whack at sth

BrE take a whack at sth AmE

to try to do something

▪ 'Are you any good at doing maths?' 'I'll have a whack at it.'

5.) in one whack

AmE all on one occasion

▪ Steve lost $500 in one whack.

6.) out of whack

AmE if a system, machine etc is out of whack, the parts are not working together correctly

▪ The printer's out of whack again.