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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the wasp's nest a good whack with the bat
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as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the whack echoed around the field
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
whacked the vending machine to get the candy bar to fall
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as in to assassinate
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to put to death deliberately
without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked
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Recent Examples of whack
Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
After days of full plates, desserts and alcohol your gut can feel out of whack.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The Predators appeared to tie it up in the opening minutes of the third period, with Michael Bunting appearing to whack the puck past Bobrovsky in the dying seconds of a power play.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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Noun
New vendors keep popping up, like a game of whack-a-mole.
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The reptile reacts to being picked up by flicking its meaty tail back and forth, whacking a few of the deputies.
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The Panthers go for it more than any other team in the playoffs and finished the regular season with the second-most fourth-down attempts in the NFL.—
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
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Both teams scored 14 points in that final period, with Matthew Stafford’s 19-yard touchdown pass to tight end Colby Parkinson the killing blow with 38 seconds left.—
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This latest disaster will be framed by some as another blow to Minnesota's reputation.—
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Micro bangs These cheeky micro bangs topped our experts’ predictions for 2026.—
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From a distance, A’zion’s hairline disappeared under her bangs, which were gelled into tiny ripples on her forehead.—
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Iowa then got three good looks from the three-point line in the final seconds but couldn't hit the tying shot.—
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Despite their franchise history dating back to the mid-70s (via Kansas City and Colorado), which includes essentially all of the highest-scoring era in league history, the New Jersey Devils have never had a player hit either of the game’s most basic offensive milestones.—
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The protests are only the latest problem facing Khamenei’s regime, which had much of its leadership assassinated by Israel during a twelve-day war last June.—
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Venezuelan authorities accused both men of plotting to destabilize the government and assassinate Maduro, allegations denied by Spanish officials and civil organizations, which said the two were traveling for tourism.—
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Zach LaVine scored 15 but missed six of his seven 3-point tries as Sacramento went 7 for 27 from long range.—
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The Traitors murder the Faithful one by one each night in secret, while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game.—
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Edmundson, who had a goal disallowed earlier, found a loose puck and cranked a slap shot.—
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The friendship developed during rehearsals, and then a confrontation in the film between their characters culminated in a slap.—
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Victory in process, a W in the competence column, three cheers and an 8-clap for hope.—
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What does the finger clap mean?—
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“Whack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whack. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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