Synonyms of whup

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whup

verb

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1

as in to whip

to defeat by a large margin

in the summer box office sweepstakes, most of the Hollywood blockbusters got whupped by a small indie movie with no stars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whip
• whomp
• whop
• beat
• trounce
• bomb
• overcome
• clobber
• bury
• drub
• wallop
• whap
• master
• rout
• dust
• upset
• tromp
• flatten
• annihilate
• thrash
• throw
• cream
• smother
• paste
• smoke
• top
• skunk
• blow away
• trim
• skin
• take
• overwhelm
• lick
• snow under
• conquer
• wax
• sweep
• shellac
• surpass
• subdue
• better
• eat alive
• destroy
• exceed
• beat the pants off
• succeed
• run circles around
• vanquish
• score
• run rings around
• dispatch
• cap
• surmount
• best
• crush
• overmatch
• worst
• outfight
• wipe the floor with
• subjugate
• wipe the ground with
• overpower
• overthrow
• outdo
• slaughter
• upend
• knock over
• overbear
• hurdle
• finish
• outdistance
• outshine
• outstrip
• excel
• eclipse
• transcend
• knock off
• overtop
• pip
• break
• nose out
• flourish
• win (against)
• sink
• triumph (over)
• prevail (over)
• edge (out)
• ace (out)
• do in

2

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

a boxer whupping a badly outmatched opponent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• whip
• spank
• pound
• beat
• slap
• knock
• hide
• punch
• thump
• lash
• do
• bat
• hit
• smack
• pelt
• slam
• maul
• smash
• batter
• bludgeon
• attack
• pummel
• chop
• whop
• whap
• assault
• hammer
• wallop
• paddle
• flog
• bash
• tromp
• whack
• thrash
• drub
• punch out
• box
• lather
• swat
• work over
• raid
• club
• pommel
• tan
• curry
• baste
• fib
• slate
• whale
• storm
• belabor
• thresh
• switch
• belt
• wound
• thwack
• slog
• birch
• crack
• buffet
• lambaste
• lambast
• bung up
• swipe
• whomp
• beat up on
• lace
• cudgel
• clobber
• wham
• strap
• bust
• rough (up)
• clout
• sock
• cane
• lam
• assail
• pistol-whip
• mess (up)
• paste
• rush
• flagellate
• cuff
• lay on
• horsewhip
• beset
• scourge
• leather
• lacerate
• maim
• blackjack
• descend (on or upon)
• rawhide
• cowhide
• jump (on)
• mutilate
• mangle
• pounce (on or upon)
• gore
• fustigate