verb
- to hit someone or something hard
noun
- a hard hit or blow
- a turn or attempt at doing something
Usage: informal
Examples
- He whacked the ball with his bat.
- She whacked the mosquito with a magazine.
- The tree branch gave him a whack on the head.
- I heard a loud whack when the door slammed shut.
- Let me take a whack at solving this problem.
- It’s your whack to try the puzzle.
- The carpenter whacked the nail with his hammer.