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Examples of whup in a Sentence
His father whupped him for swearing.
Our team got whupped in last night's game.
Recent Examples of whup from the Web
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Real material and social progress is rarely made up out of glorious and dramatic crusades, though we are called to crusade from time to time: Hitler ain’t gonna whup his self.
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Origin and Etymology of whup
whup Synonyms
Synonyms
bash, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, drub, flog, hammer, hide, lace, lash, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, wallop, whale, whip, whop (or whap), work over;
Related Words
assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp;
blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap;
Phrases
beat up on;
WHUP Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of whup for English Language Learners
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: to beat (someone or something) as a punishment
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: to defeat (someone or something) easily and completely
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