Dictionary Entry
whack
whack is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 17 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks.
- 2intransitive verb
To strike anything with a smart blow.
- 3noun
A smart resounding blow.
- 4noun
the act of hitting vigorously
"he gave the table a whack"
- 5noun
the sound made by a sharp swift blow
- 6verb
hit hard
"The teacher whacked the boy"
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