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take a whack at something — tv. to have a try at something. □ Let me take a whack at it. □ Why don’t you practice a little while and take a whack at it tomorrow? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
whack — [hwak, wak] vt., vi. [echoic] 1. to strike or slap with a sharp, resounding blow ☆ 2. Slang to murder (a person), often, specif., for pay n. 1. a sharp, resounding blow 2. the sound of this at a whack or at one whack Informal at one … English World dictionary
whack — I n. (colloq.) blow 1) to give smb. a whack attempt 2) to take a whack at 3) to have the first whack at misc. 4) out of whack (he threw his shoulder out of whack) II v. (colloq.) (O) ( to strike ) I ll whack you one * * * [wæk] (colloq.) ( to… … Combinatory dictionary
whack — whack1 [wæk] v [T] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from the sound of hitting] 1.) to hit someone or something hard whack sb/sth with sth ▪ He kept whacking the dog with a stick. 2.) BrE spoken to put something somewhere whack sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whack — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stroke, thump, wham; see blow 1 . • in one whack, Syn. suddenly, with one stroke, instantaneously; see quickly 1 , soon 1 . • out of whack*, Syn. out of order, not working, out of kilter, spoiled; see ruined 1 , 2 . • take… … English dictionary for students
take a crack at — [v] try attempt, do one’s best*, drive for, give a go*, give a whirl*, go after, go all out*, go for, have a crack*, have a go*, have a rip*, have a shot*, have a stab*, have a whack*, make an attempt, make an effort, make a pass at*, make a… … New thesaurus
take down — Synonyms and related words: abase, abash, admonish, bear down, beat down, blow down, blow over, book, bowl down, bowl over, break down, bring down, bring low, bring to book, bulldog, bulldoze, burn down, calendar, call to account, carve, cast… … Moby Thesaurus
essay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. composition; attempt, effort. v. t. endeavor, try, attempt. See dissertation, experiment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Expository writing] Syn. composition, article, piece, theme; see exposition 2 . 2. [An… … English dictionary for students
try — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. essay, endeavor, attempt, undertake; test, examine, assay, experiment; refine, purify, afflict, beset; strain, tax; judge, hear. See lawsuit, exertion, use, undertaking. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… … English dictionary for students
endeavor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. try, attempt, seek, struggle, strive, essay, labor, aim, offer. n. trial, try, attempt, effort, struggle, exertion, offer. See intention, undertaking. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. effort, try, attempt;… … English dictionary for students
