whack vs whelp

whack

noun
  • An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something. 

  • The sound of a heavy strike. 

  • The strike itself. 

  • The backslash, ⟨ \ ⟩. 

  • The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact. 

verb
  • To kill, bump off. 

  • To surpass; to better. 

  • To beat convincingly; to thrash. 

  • To hit, slap or strike. 

  • To share or parcel out (often with up). 

whelp

noun
  • One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship. 

  • An insolent youth; a mere child. 

  • A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub. 

  • A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog). 

verb
  • To give birth. 

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