Home › Words › B › bewhackbewhackbewhack means to whack about; whack all over.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bewhack ranks #25,603 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom be- (“on; about; all over”) + whack.verbTo whack about; whack all overe.g.“[…] for he so bewhacked them, and be-pummelled them, notwithstanding the gloves, that, with bandaged heads and blackened eyes, […]” — 1840, Edward Howard, Jack Ashore - Volume 2:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bethwack 72% match — To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly. vs bewhack →whacker 68% match — One who, or something which, whacks. vs bewhack →swacking 67% match — Huge; whopping. vs bewhack →whackily 67% match — In a whacky manner. vs bewhack →whackable 66% match — Capable of, or suitable for, being whacked (in various senses). vs bewhack →whap 63% match — A blow; a hit; a whop. vs bewhack →whacking 62% match — Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big). vs bewhack →thwacking 60% match — The action or sound of a thwack; a beating. vs bewhack →