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schwack

/ʃwæk/

schwack is the alternative form of whack.

Meaning of whack

Verb

whack (third-person singular simple present whacks, present participle whacking, simple past and past participle whacked)

  1. (transitive) To hit, slap or strike.
    • The bat whacked the baseball.
  2. (slang, transitive) To assassinate, bump off.
    • Niko Bellic: So you want me to talk to him? / Jimmy Pegorino: I want you to whack him! And after that I want you to kill all the other rats I surround myself with...2008 April 29, Rockstar, Grand Theft Auto 4, Take-Two Interactive, level/area: Flatline
    Synonyms:
    clip
  3. (slang, transitive) To share or parcel out (often with up).
    • to whack the spoils of a robbery
  4. To beat convincingly; to thrash.
    • The fidgety Majors were whacked 9-1 by the Kitchener Panthers at Couch and now trail their rivals 2-0 in an increasingly uncomfortable best-of-seven Intercounty Baseball League first-round series.2012, Ryan Pyette, Majors, Panthers play mind games, The London Free Press
  5. (UK) To surpass; to better.
    • Recently I was over in Ireland, I love the place, proper fishing, can't whack it!2012, Steve Cullen, Total Flyfisher
  6. (Singapore, Singlish) To attempt something despite not knowing how to do it; to take on a task spontaneously and carelessly without planning.
    • Miss Loi always tells her students not to anyhow whack, stay calm and know thy approach before attempting each question.2007 September 17, “Composite Functions – Anyhow Whack Time!”, in exampaper.com.sg

See all 17 meanings of whack

Forms of schwack

third-person singular presentschwacks
present participleschwacking
past participleschwacked
pastschwacked
alternative formshwack

Words that rhyme with schwack

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Questions about schwack

What is schwack the alternative form of?
Schwack is the alternative form of whack.
How do you pronounce schwack?
Schwack is pronounced /ʃwæk/.

Words near schwack in the dictionary

  1. Schwab
  2. Schwabach test
  3. Schwabacher
  4. Schwabachers
  5. Schwabs
  6. schwack
  7. schwacked
  8. schwacking
  9. schwacks
  10. schwaed
  11. schwag

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