whack
verb (used with object)
to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
have whacked
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present perfectof whack.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But since then, a couple other guys have whacked their way into the discussion.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2019
When Ings raced on to a Ryan Bertrand pass along the left John Stones might have whacked clear.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2018
Since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941, in what was then a 154-game season, hitters have whacked 60 homers in a season seven times and driven in at least 150 runs a dozen more.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2016
It would be the first funding for Braam since 2008 — since then, Great Recession-related cuts have whacked 300 jobs from DSHS’s child-welfare division.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2014
They have whacked your coat to ribbons, but, thank St. Généviève, they have not brought the blood.
From Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle
