whack

informal

  • verb 1 strike forcefully with a sharp blow. 2 defeat heavily. 3 place or insert roughly or carelessly. 4 N. Amer. murder.

  • noun 1 a sharp or resounding blow. 2 a try or attempt. 3 Brit. a specified share of or contribution to something.

  — PHRASES out of whack chiefly N. Amer. & Austral./NZ not working. top (or full) whack chiefly Brit. the maximum price or rate.

  — ORIGIN imitative.

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