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whacking

verb noun adjective

To hit, slap or strike.

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
W
Ends with
G
Contains
HA
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. To hit, slap or strike.

  2. To kill, bump off.

  3. To share or parcel out; often with up.

    “to whack the spoils of a robbery”

  4. To beat convincingly; to thrash.

  5. (usually in the negative) To surpass; to better.

noun

  1. A beating.

adjective

  1. Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).

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Example Sentences

to whack the spoils of a robbery
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