larrups

noun

plural of larrup, dialect
as in punches
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument he gave the ball a good larrup with his club, and it easily cleared the ditch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larrups
  1. punches
  2. blows
  3. pounds
  4. thuds
  5. thumps
  6. swipes
  7. strokes
  8. hits
Noun
  • The flavor excels because each ingredient punches above its weight.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Once upon a time, Georgia-Florida was an annual heavyweight fight, two proud programs trading punches and championships while their fans traded insults and cocktails in Jacksonville.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of punches
Noun
  • Elsewhere, investors are absorbing the blows from a selloff in artificial intelligence stocks on Thursday, which saw the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Russell 2000 all log their worst one-day loss since April 2025, according to FactSet data.
    — Sarah Min,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Since the breakdown of a truce in July, Saudi Arabia has traded blows with the Houthis, who have retaliated with strikes on Saudi airports, energy infrastructure and military sites that killed at least 20 people in October.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of blows
Noun
  • Cid Paz and his daughter arrived with a wagon to haul away seven sandbags, each weighing about 40 pounds.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Producers must pay private labs to test a sample from each batch of 50 pounds or less.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of pounds
Noun
  • Discordant keys fly like daggers while snares trip over bass thuds; there’s a jazzy piano interlude, and then a murderous hard-rock siege razes the mix to the ground.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Almost every night in Riyadh brings the bass-drum booms and thuds of interceptors launching to destroy incoming projectiles.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of thuds
Noun
  • The lower-vocal harmony struggles to stand out any time the deeper bass thumps.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Definition of thumps
Noun
  • Chastain rimmed her green-blue eyes with black kohl and long lashes, while strategically placed swipes of highlight along her nose tied the actress’ beauty together.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The color-changing formula swipes on clear, then adapts to your skin’s pH to reveal a personalized pink hue.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of swipes
Noun
  • Subscribe now University junior Lindy Gan shot a 7-under-par 65 to capture the CIF-SS individual girls golf title by four strokes at Skylinks Golf Course in Long Beach on Thursday.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
  • An experimental drug doctors hoped would be the next big advance in preventing heart attacks and strokes failed a crucial test, researchers reported Saturday.
    — Rob Stein, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of strokes
Noun
  • Lunch and supper here serves up the greatest hits of Japan, China, India and Thailand—dim sum, curries, sushi, and noodles, all authentic and fresh.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • His brief defensive work over recent seasons has included adventurous coverage snaps in prevent-type scenarios, as well as thunderous hits.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of hits
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“Larrups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larrups. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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