"whank" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whanks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whank (plural whanks)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-whank-en-noun-Cn14wj68 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
  2. (Scotland, Northern England) A large portion, slice or lump. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-whank-en-noun-g3WJrbIK Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wank

Verb

Forms: whanks [present, singular, third-person], whanking [participle, present], whanked [participle, past], whanked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} whank (third-person singular simple present whanks, present participle whanking, simple past and past participle whanked)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) To beat; to thrash; to whip; to lash. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-whank-en-verb-kb9Pp1SN Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
  2. (Scotland, Northern England) To cut, especially to cut off a large portion. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-whank-en-verb-vBKL2BQQ Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wank Derived forms: whanker, whanket, whanking

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for whank meaning in English (3.0kB)

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