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OUT OF WHACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does out of whack mean?
• OUT OF WHACK (adjective)
The adjective OUT OF WHACK has 1 sense:
1. out of balance or out of adjustment
Familiarity information: OUT OF WHACK used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Out of balance or out of adjustment
Context example:
the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack
Similar:
malfunctioning; nonfunctional (not performing or able to perform its regular function)
Domain usage:
idiom; idiomatic expression; phrasal idiom; phrase; set phrase (an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up)
Context examples
But when the system gets out of whack, the cycle breaks down and endangers the reef's health.
(Too much algae and too many microbes threaten coral reefs, NSF)
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