whop

¹whop

transitive verb \ˈhwäp, ˈwäp\

whopped or whappedwhop·ping or whap·ping

Definition of WHOP

1

: to pull or whip out

2

a : beat, strike

b : to defeat totally

Variants of WHOP

whop or whap \ˈhwäp, ˈwäp\

Examples of WHOP

1. <despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again>
2. <maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings>

Origin of WHOP

Middle English whappen, alteration of wappen to throw violently

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to WHOP

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], whomp, whip (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

Rhymes with WHOP

bop, chap, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, flop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top

²whop

noun

Definition of WHOP

: a heavy blow : thump

Variants of WHOP

whop also whap

Examples of WHOP

1. <the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes>

First Known Use of WHOP

14th century

Related to WHOP

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, larrup [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, ¹blow (also whap)

Related Words

counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstroke; body blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercut; cruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KO; bastinado (or bastinade), battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing; flogging, walloping, whip, whipping