- whack something up
- whack something up†Sl. to chop something up. •
In about an hour, he had whacked the tree up into small logs.
•Have you whacked up the chicken for frying yet?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
In about an hour, he had whacked the tree up into small logs.
•Have you whacked up the chicken for frying yet?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
whack — informal ► VERB 1) strike forcefully with a sharp blow. 2) defeat heavily. 3) place or insert roughly or carelessly. 4) N. Amer. murder. ► NOUN 1) a sharp or resounding blow. 2) a try or attempt … English terms dictionary
whack — whack1 [wæk] v [T] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from the sound of hitting] 1.) to hit someone or something hard whack sb/sth with sth ▪ He kept whacking the dog with a stick. 2.) BrE spoken to put something somewhere whack sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whack — I UK [wæk] / US / US [hwæk] verb [transitive] Word forms whack : present tense I/you/we/they whack he/she/it whacks present participle whacking past tense whacked past participle whacked informal 1) to hit someone or something with a lot of force … English dictionary
whack — 1 verb (T) informal 1 to hit someone or something hard: Ow! You whacked me with your elbow! 2 spoken to put something somewhere: Just whack it under the grill for a couple of minutes. 2 noun (C) especially spoken 1 the act of hitting something… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whack — [[t](h)wæ̱k[/t]] whacks, whacking, whacked 1) VERB If you whack someone or something, you hit them hard. [INFORMAL] [V n] You really have to whack the ball... [V n prep] Someone whacked him on the head. N COUNT; … English dictionary
whack — whack1 [ wæk, hwæk ] verb transitive INFORMAL 1. ) to hit someone or something with a lot of force: I whacked my knee getting out of the car. Some kids were whacking the tree with sticks. He whacked his little sister on the head with a spoon. 2.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whack — I. verb Etymology: probably imitative of the sound of a blow Date: 1719 transitive verb 1. a. to strike with a smart or resounding blow < whack the ball > b. to cut with or as if with a whack ; chop 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
whack — AND wack 1. tv. to strike someone or something. □ Jed whacked the kid upside the head. □ Larry reached down and wacked the dog across the snout. 2. n. a blow or hit (at someone or something). □ She tried to take a whack at me! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
whack — informal verb 1》 strike forcefully with a sharp blow. ↘defeat heavily. ↘place or insert roughly or carelessly. 2》 N. Amer. murder. 3》 (whack off) vulgar slang masturbate. noun 1》 a sharp or resounding blow. 2》 a try or attempt. 3》 Brit. a … English new terms dictionary
whack — Verb. 1. To promptly insert or place (something). E.g. Whack the contract in an envelope and send it off first post. 2. Hit or strike. Informal Noun. 1. A hard blow. Informal 2. When in the expressions full whack or top whack , meaning maximum… … English slang and colloquialisms
whack-a-mole — noun The practice of trying to stop something that persistently occurs in an apparently random manner at the point where the occurrence is noticed, such as terminating spammers’ e mail accounts or closing pop up advertisement windows. It’s like… … Wiktionary