whacked
verb form (past of «whack»: whack, whacks, whacked, whacking); adjective (whacked — informal)
Everyday
- Whacked means hit hard with a loud noise. tree →
- (informal, UK, Australia) Whacked or whacked out means extremely tired. tree →
- (slang, US) Whacked or wacked can mean crazy or strange. tree →
In the lessons
In stories and sports: «he whacked the ball over the fence». In everyday British and Australian talk: «I'm whacked» after a long day. In US slang, «that's whacked» means that's crazy. Phrases: «whacked out», «whacked the ball».
Examples
- She whacked the ball right over the fence. tree →
- He whacked his knee on the table. tree →
- I'm whacked after that cross-country run. tree →
- Mum was totally whacked after her night shift. tree →
- Dad whacked the nail with a hammer. tree →
- That idea is totally whacked! tree →
- The batsman whacked a six. tree →
Note
Past of whack: whacked. Informal. Safety: hitting people is wrong; «whacked» about people can describe violence. In US slang «wack» or «wacked» (bad, crazy) is spelled without «h» too.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «whacked» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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