whomp

¹whomp

noun \ˈhwämp, ˈhwȯmp, ˈwämp, ˈwȯmp\

Definition of WHOMP

: a loud slap, crash, or crunch

Examples of WHOMP

1. <the dish fell off the table and hit the hardwood floor with a whomp>

Origin of WHOMP

imitative

First Known Use: 1926

Related to WHOMP

Synonyms

bang, blast, boom, crack, crash, pop, report, slam, smash, snap, thunderclap, thwack, whack, clap, whump

Related Words

thunk, wham; clang, clangor, clank, clash; knock, rap, tap; blare, clamor, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, outcry, roar, tumult, uproar

Rhymes with WHOMP

champ, chomp, clomp, comp, pomp, romp, stamp, stomp, swamp, tramp, tromp

²whomp

verb

Definition of WHOMP

intransitive verb

: to strike with a sharp noise or thump

transitive verb

1

: to hit or slap sharply

2

: to defeat decisively : trounce

3

: to create or put together especially hastily —usually used with up

Examples of WHOMP

1. <the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs>

First Known Use of WHOMP

1942

Related to WHOMP

Synonyms

annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, smoke [slang], smother, snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax [slang], whip, whop (or whap), whup

Related Words

sweep, upset; beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst; crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish; ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend; edge (out), nose out, pip [British]; cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed; break, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter