“I received a whack to the face by a pillow, again and again, until the final blow was stopped by me clutching it and yanking the pillow from her.”

“I'm not overly confident, but I'll give it a whack in any case.”

“I pay a sizeable whack of capital gains tax.”

“Four inches of surface and a finger-grooved linen Micarta grip make this one upscale whacker.”

“A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, while contemplating the dandelions running riot alongside the road in front of my house, I decided it was time to get a weed whacker.”

“According to one report, operating a typical weed whacker for an hour is the emissions equivalent of driving a car 21 hours, as evidenced by the fumes spewing out the back.”