1syllable
whacks
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Definitions ofwhacks
1noun
- The sound of a heavy strike.
- The strike itself.
- The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.
- An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
Example: "40 bucks a whack."
- (originally Britain cant) A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.
- A whack-up: a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up.
- A deal, an agreement.
Example: "It's a whack!"
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1verb
- To hit, slap or strike.
- To kill, bump off.
- To share or parcel out; often with up.
Example: "to whack the spoils of a robbery"
- To beat convincingly; to thrash.
- (usually in the negative) To surpass; to better.
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