whack something up

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.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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