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whack

[hwak, wak] / ʰwæk, wæk /

NOUN

hit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

wallop

STRONG

bang bash bat beat belt biff box buffet clobber clout crack cuff ding lambaste nail rap slap slug smack smash sock strike thrash thump thwack wham

NOUN

try, attempt

Synonyms

STRONG

bash crack fling go pop shot slap stab turn whirl

Example Sentences

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"Having to play with an insole throughout my entire career threw the rest of my body out of whack."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“My immune system and digestive system got all out of whack over the past couple of three years,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Things are out of whack, and even though we all know this, it still should be said now and then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Torsten Slok, Apollo chief Economist, thinks something is out of whack in the Treasury market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

But one of them is slightly out of whack.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper