whack
v.— «We made good time. In motorcycling parlance, I whacked Mississippi, traveling at speeds over 80+ mph virtually the whole way. Mapquest calls it 365 miles and I traveled it in just over 6 hours.» —“Tuscaloosa” by Pawpaw PawPaw’s House (Louisiana) Aug. 11, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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