whop

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verb

ˈ(h)wäp 

variants or whap

whopped or whapped; whopping or whapping

transitive verb

1

: to pull or whip out

2

a

: beat, strike

b

: to defeat totally

whop

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noun

variants or less commonly whap

: a heavy blow : thump

Synonyms

Verb

• whip
• bury
• bomb
• smoke [slang]
• worst
• upset
• whup
• cream

Noun

• pound
• whack
• thump
• beat
• slap
• blow
• poke
• hit
• smack
• punch
• stroke
• bang
• chop
• lick
• knock
• swipe
• swat
• clap
• spank

Examples of whop in a Sentence

Verb

despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again

maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings

Noun

the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Even the helicopters that seem to inevitably whop-whop-whop overhead the moment the conductor picks up a baton. —Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 28 May 2021

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English whappen, alteration of wappen to throw violently

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above