VERB | contact | whack, wham, whop, wallop | hit hard |
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NOUN | event | whack | the sound made by a sharp swift blow / blow |
act | whack, knock, belt, rap, whang | the act of hitting vigorously |
Sounds | hhwae'k; wae'k | |
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Rhymes | aback ... zodiac: 126 rhymes with aek... |
Meaning | The sound made by a sharp swift blow / blow. | |
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Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
Meaning | The act of hitting vigorously. | |
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Example | "he gave the table a whack" | |
Synonyms | knock, belt, rap, whang | |
Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
Spanish | castañazo, cate, golpe, leñazo, porrazo, tortazo, trastazo | |
Catalan | batzacada, batzac, cop, patacada, patac, trompada | |
Verbs | whack | hit hard |
Meaning | hit hard. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The fighter managed to whack his opponent | |
Example | "The teacher whacked the boy" | |
Synonyms | wham, whop, wallop | |
Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
Spanish | zurrar | |
Nouns | whack | the act of hitting vigorously |
whacking | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
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