Whacked - English meaning

noun

A sudden loud, sharp noise.

Usage examples:

The door slammed with a bang

verb

Strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily.

Usage examples:

He began to bang the table with his fist

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

The train arrived bang on time

verb

Strike hard and violently.

Usage examples:

They bashed him over the head with a blunt object

noun

A heavy blow.

Usage examples:

A bash on the head

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Usage examples:

If we were caught we were beaten

noun

A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

Usage examples:

The glissando begins on the second beat

adjective

Short for beatnik.

noun

A strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons.

Usage examples:

He tightened his leather belt an extra notch

verb

Fasten with a belt.

Usage examples:

She belted her raincoat firmly

noun

A strip of leather or other material worn around the waist

Usage examples:

A black leather belt, the corn belt (= area known for growing corn), he belted the ball out of the …

verb

Strike (someone) roughly or sharply with the fist.

Usage examples:

He biffed me on the nose

noun

A sharp blow with the fist.

Usage examples:

Even without an accident, standing passengers who lose their balance can and do unintentionally inf…

verb

To hit someone, especially with the fist (= closed hand)

Usage examples:

I biffed him on the jaw., a biff on the nose

noun

A dance to pop music.

Usage examples:

Nightlife is good, whether you're looking for a drink or a bop in the disco

verb

Short for bebop.

noun

A quick blow or punch.

Usage examples:

A sudden harsh wind blowing off the moor, an inattentive owner — no worries there — and off she'd b…

noun

A meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves.

Usage examples:

A cold buffet lunch

verb

(especially of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently; batter.

Usage examples:

Rough seas buffeted the coast

noun

A blow or punch.

Usage examples:

Soothly, as he followed after me, i had a mind to turn about and deal him a buffet on the face, to …

noun

A flexible or spring-loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place.

Usage examples:

He undid two clips and lifted the lid

verb

Fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips.

Usage examples:

She clipped on a pair of diamond earrings

noun

An act of clipping or trimming something.

Usage examples:

I gave him a full clip

verb

Hit (someone) hard.

Usage examples:

If he does that i'll clobber him!

noun

Clothing, personal belongings, or equipment.

Usage examples:

I found all his clobber in the locker

verb

Add enamelled decoration to (porcelain).

Usage examples:

The hateful practice of clobbering oriental porcelain, already begun, pointed a cheap and easy way …

noun

A heavy blow with the hand or a hard object.

Usage examples:

A clout round the ear

verb

Short for clout nail.

noun

Power and influence over other people or events

Usage examples:

The small firms banded together so they would have more clout in washington.

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

noun

A short, thick stick used as a weapon.

Usage examples:

The notion that peace demonstrators had arrived at a demonstration tooled-up with cudgels and sword…

verb

Beat with a cudgel.

Usage examples:

They would lie in wait and cudgel her to death

noun

The end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on.

Usage examples:

A red dress with a white lace collar and cuffs

verb

Secure with handcuffs.

Usage examples:

The man's hands were cuffed behind his back

noun

A blow given with an open hand.

Usage examples:

Luke gave flora a mild cuff

verb

Hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.

Usage examples:

He was drubbed with tiresome regularity by his classmates

verb

To beat someone easily, especially in a sports competition

Usage examples:

The yankees drubbed the red sox 19-8., it would be unimaginable for chelsea to drub roma 7-1.

verb

Bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully.

Usage examples:

The woman hit the mugger with her umbrella

noun

An instance of striking or being struck.

Usage examples:

Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car

verb

Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

verb

Strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door.

Usage examples:

He strolled over and knocked on a door marked enquiries

noun

A sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.

Usage examples:

There was a sudden knock at the door, the noise seemingly unnatural and loud in the silence that i …

verb

To repeatedly hit something, producing a noise

Usage examples:

Someone is knocking at the door., jane knocked on the window to attract his attention., alice accid…

verb

Strike repeatedly with the fists.

Usage examples:

He felt like a boxer who had been pummelled mercilessly against the ropes

verb

Strike, usually with the fist

verb

Strike with the fist.

Usage examples:

He punched her in the face and ran off

noun

A blow with the fist.

Usage examples:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

verb

A device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, or metal.

verb

Strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention.

Usage examples:

He stood up and rapped the table

noun

A quick, sharp knock or blow.

Usage examples:

There was a confident rap at the door

noun

The smallest amount (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

He doesn't care a rap whether it's true or not

verb

Hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

Usage examples:

My sister slapped my face

noun

A blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

Usage examples:

He gave her a slap across her cheek

adverb

Suddenly and directly, especially with great force.

Usage examples:

Storming out of her room, she went slap into luke

noun

A sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand.

Usage examples:

She gave mark a smack across the face

verb

Strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment.

Usage examples:

Jessica smacked his face, quite hard

adverb

In a sudden and violent way.

Usage examples:

I ran smack into the back of a parked truck

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

Usage examples:

Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

noun

A yellowish-brown colour.

Usage examples:

The overall colour scheme of tan and cream

verb

(of a person or their skin) become brown or darkened after exposure to the sun.

Usage examples:

You'll tan very quickly in the pure air

adjective

Of a yellowish-brown colour.

Usage examples:

A tan baseball cap with orange piping

verb

Beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip.

Usage examples:

She thrashed him across the head and shoulders

noun

A violent or noisy movement of beating or thrashing.

Usage examples:

The thrash of the waves

verb

Give a beating to

verb

Hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.

Usage examples:

Holman thumped the desk with his hand

noun

A dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement.

Usage examples:

I felt a thump on my back

verb

To hit something, making a soft, heavy noise

Usage examples:

[ t ] he thumped his chest., i heard a thump upstairs.

verb

Strike forcefully with a sharp blow.

Usage examples:

She thwacked the back of their knees with a cane

noun

A sharp blow.

Usage examples:

He hit it with a hefty thwack

noun

The short, loud sound of something like a stick hitting a surface

Usage examples:

I heard the thwack of the whip against the horse's side.

verb

Strike or hit very hard.

Usage examples:

They walloped the back of his head with a stick

noun

A heavy blow or punch.

Usage examples:

I gave it a wallop with my boot

noun

A leather rim sewn round the edge of a shoe upper to which the sole is attached.

Usage examples:

There was the outline, and around this outline ran a well-defined sewn thread which had, it appeare…

verb

Provide with a welt.