Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - whack
Whack
whack
v. & n. colloq. --v.tr. 1 strike or beat forcefully with a sharp blow. 2 (as whacked adj.) esp. Brit. tired out; exhausted. --n. 1 a sharp or resounding blow. 2 sl. a share. Phrases and idioms have a whack at sl. attempt. out of whack esp. US sl. out of order; malfunctioning. Derivatives whacker n. whacking n. Etymology: imit., or alt. of THWACK
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I. verb Etymology: probably imitative of the sound of a blow Date: 1719 transitive verb 1. to strike with a smart or resounding blow , to cut with or as if with a ~ ; chop, to get the better of ; defeat, murder, kill, intransitive verb to strike a smart or resounding blow, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1736 1. a smart or resounding blow, a critical attack, portion, share, condition, state, 4. an opportunity or attempt to do something , a single action or occasion ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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