Whack /(?)/

Whack

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Whacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whacking

  1. To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.]
    Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes.
    — G. W. Cable.
  2. To divide into shares; as, to whack the spoils of a robbery; -- often with up. [Slang]

Whack

v. i.
  1. To strike anything with a smart blow.

Phrases & Compounds
To whack away
to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log.

Whack

n.
  1. A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]
  2. A portion; share; allowance. [Slang]
  3. an attempt; as, to take a whack at it. [Colloq.]

Phrases & Compounds
Out of whack
out of order.