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How to use whack in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Whack means the sound of a heavy strike. Example: “C'mon. Take a whack at it.”

Examples of whack by meaning

nounThe strike itself.

  • Saka was a threat from the first whistle; Ukraine rightly wary of him and dishing out the usual whacks.March 26 2023, David Hytner, “Kane and Bukayo Saka combine against Ukraine for England’s perfect Euros start”, in The Guardian

nounAn attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.

  • C'mon. Take a whack at it.
  • 40 bucks a whack.
  • The number arrested is not over 600 — at $805 a whack, New Jersey has made half-a-million dollars arresting gay men.1989 April 15, Jon Autiello et al., “Police Cruisers Smash Queers”, in Gay Community News, page 5

nounA share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.

  • “It’s damned tame, whatever it is, comin’ in here at feedin’ time an’ gettin’ its whack of fish.”1906 May–October, Jack London, chapter 2, in White Fang, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October...
  • He pays his whack towards the upkeep of the State School up in town—”1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VII, in Capricornia, New York: Appleton, page 108
  • We can do our whack, and when we do find them it will make things easier for all of us."1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 194

nounA deal, an agreement.

  • It's a whack!

nounA harmful outcome or repercussion.

  • I can take my own whack as it comes—as I always have done.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

verbTo hit, slap or strike.

  • The bat whacked the baseball.

verbTo share or parcel out (often with up).

  • to whack the spoils of a robbery

verbTo 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

More sentences with whack

  • I had a whack on the head and was out for a few seconds.From the entry out
  • The floor is so out of whack that the door hits it when opened.From the entry out of whack
  • We had to pay the full whack.From the entry full whack
  • After that all-night party, we were all whacked.From the entry whacked
  • Our priorities have gotten out of whack.From the entry out of whack
  • I'm leaving!" I said between gritted teeth and whacked up his chest.2023, Iro Blahnik, The Ruthless Alpha's Innocent Breeder（Part II. From the entry whack up
  • His memory was all whacked up and it took him years until he was almost normal.2023, Bob Bitchin, King Harbor. From the entry whack up
  • I used to be like them, ‘anyhow eat, anyhow whack’, never thinking of the consequences.2017 August 25, Toh Ee Ming, quoting Christine Lee, “Self-control, group support help diabetic patients to manage disease”, in Today…. From the entry anyhow whack
  • Sometimes, you know, you just gotta get their attention, whack 'em a little."2015, Joe Peters, Bill Fleming, Code Black, →ISBN, page 264. From the entry tune up
  • Soon after, two other forms came into play: “anyhow whack” and “anyhow pong”.2015 August 5, Gwee Li Sui, “SinGweesh on Wednesday”, in themiddleground.sg, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2016. From the entry buang
  • It's lights out as Bruno is whacked on the back of his head with a black jack.2012, Anthony C. TriparI, Butchie, page 112. From the entry lights out
  • Pick a day, pick a week, and if the big man cops his whack, you're in.2012, Lee Battersby, The Corpse-Rat King, →ISBN. From the entry cop one's whack
  • I think the author needs a good whack with the clue stick.2009 April 6, William Hurley, “Does the cloud really need a manifesto?”, in InfoWorld, retrieved 14 Apr 2009. From the entry clue stick
  • With this weekend's whack of snow, Torontonians will be put in mind of last year's chaos.2008 December 19, Dave McGinn, “Chilly scenes . . . of winter past”, in Globe and Mail, Toronto, retrieved 02 Jan 2009. From the entry put someone in mind of
  • '“On my honor,” I said, “I am not whacked up on Scooby Snacks.”'2005, Meg Cabot, Darkest Hour, page 225. From the entry Scooby snack
  • Save you out of whacked collapsed debris of bittersome mess of failures.2000, Yang-Un Moon Eiman, Multi-Mega-Trans-Metamorphosis. From the entry bittersome
  • By the next frame, somebody's getting whacked over the bar by two other women.1997, Flash Art. From the entry skatearound
  • Probably it was the fact that he knew the threedee was a little out of whack.1969, Dave Van Arnam, Starmind, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, page 14. From the entry 3d
  • "Yes, let 'Sister' Davis have a whack at it too," urged George Bland.1912, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine, Stratemeyer Syndicate. From the entry designate
  • Well, I thought the trekky look of a communicator that you whack to activate was kind of a cool idea.2022, Curtis Wilbur, Tides of Air: An Inferno-Earth Series Novel, →ISBN. From the entry trekky
  • Of course, Carson Boyd was sarchotic—so sarcastic that his targets weren't sure if he was joking or a whack job.2017 September 5, Denise Swanson, chapter 2, in Dead in the Water, volume 1, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN. From the entry sarchotic
  • The bullet zoomed over Butsko's head and whacked in the chest of the hapless soldier who'd been standing behind him.2013, Len Levinson, River of Blood, →ISBN. From the entry colt
  • This is my whack of bread and cheese for andersmeat.1905, Joseph Wright (editor), The English Dialect Dictionary, page 437. From the entry andersmeat
  • Mischievous bloggers and tweeters are jujitsu-ing the Allied publicity machine with gags about how it’s Ange who is going to come on to whack Marion.2016 November 7, Peter Bradshaw, “Allied: what happens when a film gets eclipsed by gossip”, in The Guardian. From the entry jujitsu
  • When I go up there, whack.2012 January 21, Michelle Loubon, “Rio promoting traditional calypso”, in Trinidad Guardian. From the entry boisman
  • I understand that if we don't ask for what we want, we probably won't get it, but expectations are out of whack.2011, Phil Torcivia, What a Nice Guy. From the entry entitled
  • Woodside′s sparkies in the radio shack, whacked onto a stencil and run through a mimeograph machine by Harry Dolliver, they were not nearly so impressive.1964, Arnold S. Lott, Brave Ship, Brave Men, published 1994, page 77. From the entry sparky
  • Nmecha pings a pass into the feet of Undav with his back to goal, he takes a touch, spins and whacks his shot into the corner.2026 June 20, Will Unwin, “Germany 2-1 Côte d’Ivoire: World Cup 2026 – as it happened”, in the Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry supersub

Meaning of whack

  1. noun The sound of a heavy strike.
  2. noun The strike itself.
  3. noun The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.

Full definition of whack

Questions about whack in a sentence

How do you use whack in a sentence?
Whack is used as a noun and verb. For example: “C'mon. Take a whack at it.”
What is a short sentence with whack?
“It's a whack!”
What does whack mean?
Whack means the sound of a heavy strike.

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