larrup
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noun \ˈla-rəp\Definition of LARRUP
dialect : 5blow
Examples of LARRUP
- <he gave the ball a good larrup with his club, and it easily cleared the ditch>
Origin of LARRUP
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1820
Related to LARRUP
- Synonyms
- bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, douse [British], fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, 1blow [dialect], lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap)
2larrup
verbDefinition of LARRUP
transitive verb
1
dialect : to flog soundly : whip
2
dialect : to defeat decisively : trounce
intransitive verb
dialect : to move indolently or clumsily
First Known Use of LARRUP
circa 1823
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