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present tense third-person singular of whup
Synonyms of whups
1
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 for whups
Words Related to whups
- beats,
- bests,
- conquers,
- dispatches,
- hurdles,
- licks,
- masters,
- overbears,
- overcomes,
- overmatches,
- prevails (over),
- subdues,
- surmounts,
- takes,
- throws,
- triumphs (over),
- wins (against),
- worsts
- crushes,
- knocks off,
- knocks over,
- overpowers,
- overthrows,
- overwhelms,
- subjugates,
- upends,
- vanquishes
- aces (out),
- betters,
- eclipses,
- exceeds,
- outdistances,
- outdoes,
- outfights,
- outshines,
- outstrips,
- overtops,
- surpasses,
- tops,
- transcends
- edges (out),
- noses out,
- pips
- [British]
Phrases Synonymous with whups
2
to strike repeatedly
- a boxer whupping a badly outmatched opponent
Synonyms for whups
- bashes,
- bastes,
- bats,
- batters,
- beats,
- belabors,
- belts,
- birches,
- bludgeons,
- buffets,
- bungs up,
- clubs,
- curries,
- does,
- drubs,
- fibs
- [British],
- flogs,
- hammers,
- hides,
- laces,
- lambastes
- (or lambasts),
- lashes,
- lathers,
- licks,
- mauls,
- messes (up),
- paddles,
- pelts,
- pommels,
- pounds,
- pummels,
- punches out,
- roughs (up),
- slates,
- slogs,
- switches,
- tans,
- thrashes,
- threshes,
- thumps,
- tromps,
- wallops,
- whales,
- whips,
- whops
- (or whaps),
- works over
Words Related to whups
- assails,
- assaults,
- attacks,
- besets,
- boxes,
- busts,
- chops,
- clobbers,
- clouts,
- cracks,
- cudgels,
- cuffs,
- descends (on or upon),
- hits,
- jumps (on),
- knocks,
- lams,
- lays on,
- pastes,
- pounces (on or upon),
- punches,
- raids,
- rushes,
- slams,
- slaps,
- smacks,
- smashes,
- socks,
- spanks,
- storms,
- swats,
- swipes,
- thwacks,
- whacks,
- whams,
- whomps
Phrases Synonymous with whups
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“Whups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whups. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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