whacking
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Types & categories
- corporal punishment hypernym
- whipping hyponym
- flagellation hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
(British informal) enormous
a whacking phone bill
Related & opposite
- Great Britain domain region
- colloquialism domain usage
- large similar to
Sense 3 adverb
extremely
a whacking good story
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | beat up |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whip |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whack |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrash |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | corporal punishment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whipping |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flagellation |
| 2 | domain region | Related & opposite | Great Britain |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | large |