Whang

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whang \Whang\, n. [Cf. {Thong}.]
     A leather thong. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Whang \Whang\, v. t.
     1. To beat; thrash; bang; also, to throw, hurl, or fling
        about, violently. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. To slice, esp. in large pieces; to chop. [Scot.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whang \Whang\, n.
     1. A blow; whack. [Dial. or Colloq.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. A large piece or slice; chunk. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. Formerly, a house-cleaning party. [Local, U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whang
       n : the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
           [syn: {knock}, {belt}, {rap}, {whack}]
       v 1: beat with force
       2: propel or hit with force; "whang the ball"
       3: attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"