Synonyms for whack
ʰwæk, wækwhack

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1. whacknoun

   the sound made by a sharp swift blow

   Synonyms:
   whang, knock, rap, belt

2. knock, belt, rap, whack, whangverb

   the act of hitting vigorously

   "he gave the table a whack"

   Synonyms:
   bang, strike, swath, roast, rap, tap, belt, knock, belted ammunition, pat, belt ammunition, blame, whang, rap music, knocking, bash, hip-hop, smash

3. whack, wham, whop, wallopverb

   hit hard

   "The teacher whacked the boy"

   Synonyms:
   wallop, whap, sock, bonk, bash, bop, whop, wham

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1. whackverb

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] strike, beat, thrash, THWACK

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1. List of paraphrases for "whack":

   kill

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1. James Carafano:

   We are still operating under the 2011 strategy and the problem with that is even if we drive ISIS out of Iraq, the [Obama] administration will just basically go back to sleep. They are not treating this for what it is – a global, Islamic insurgency, we have to go to the source … until radical Islam is defeated, it’s just going to be ‘whack a mole’ for a generation … until we stop that radical ideology that is fueling them, this is never going to end.

2. Josh Bailey:

   It just happened so quick, i wasnt sure. It didnt lay very flat for me. I was just trying to whack it and hope it went in. ... A crucial game. Theres still a long way to go, but a good win for us.

3. President Barack Obama:

   The strong consensus is that in order for us to succeed long-term in this fight against (ISIS), we have to develop local security forces that can sustain progress. It is not enough for us to simply send in American troops to temporarily set back organizations like (ISIS), but then as soon as we leave see that void filled again by extremists, if we try to do everything ourselves all across the Middle East, all across North Africa, we'll be playing whack-a-mole and there'll be a whole lot of unintended consequences that ultimately make us less secure.

4. Mark Warner:

   These guys are whack jobs and the President ought to disavow them.

5. Judy Rogg:

   It’s kind of Whack-a-Mole, if you take one down, 15 more are going to go up.