whacks
/hwæks/UK/wæks/
whacks is the plural of whack.
whacks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whack.
Meaning of whack
Noun
whack (countable and uncountable, plural whacks)
- The sound of a heavy strike.
- Synonyms:
- thwack
- The 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
- Synonyms:
- thwack
- The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.
- An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
- C'mon. Take a whack at it.
- A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.
- I don’t care about much wine afterwards—I take my whack at dinner—I mean my share, you know; and when I have had as much as I want I toddle up to tea.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 39, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
- A whack-up: a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up.
Phrases with whacks
Questions about whacks
- What is whacks the plural of?
- Whacks is the plural of whack.
- How do you pronounce whacks?
- Whacks is pronounced /wæks/ (UK).
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