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whop

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Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

whopv. i. [Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate, E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.].
     To throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over.  Bartlett.  [1913 Webster]
    " This word is used adverbially in the north of England, as in the United States, when anything vanishes, or is gone suddenly; as, whap went the cigar out of my mouth."  [1913 Webster]
whopv. t. 
     To beat or strike.  [1913 Webster]
whopn. 
     A blow, or quick, smart stroke.  [1913 Webster]
whopv. t. 
     Same as Whap.  Forby.  [1913 Webster]
whopn. 
     Same as Whap.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

whop, v.tr. (whopped, whopping) sl.
1 thrash.
2 defeat, overcome.

Etymology
ME: var. of dial. wap, of unkn. orig.

THESAURUS

whop

bang, bash, baste, bastinado, bat, batter, beat, beating, belabor, belt, biff, birch, blank, blow, bonk, bop, buffet, bulldoze, bump, burst, bust, cane, chop, clap, clash, clip, clobber, clout, club, clump, coldcock, cowhide, crack, crash, cream, crump, cudgel, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, defeat utterly, dig, dint, drub, drubbing, drumming, fetch, fetch a blow, flagellate, flail, flap, flog, flop, fusillade, fustigate, give a whipping, give the stick, hammer, hit, hit a clip, horsewhip, jab, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, knout, lace, lambaste, lash, lay on, let have it, lick, overbear, overwhelm, paste, pelt, pistol-whip, plunk, poke, pommel, pound, pummel, punch, rap, rawhide, report, schmear, scourge, shellac, shut out, skunk, slam, slap, slat, slog, slug, smack, smash, smear, smite, snap, snow under, soak, sock, spank, splat, steamroller, strap, strike, strike at, stripe, stroke, swap, swat, swing, swinge, swipe, switch, tap, tattoo, thrash, thump, thwack, trounce, truncheon, wallop, whack, whale, wham, whap, whelm, whip, whitewash, whomp, yerk

ROGET THESAURUS

whop

Punishment

VB punish, chastise, chasten, castigate, correct, inflict punishment, administer correction, deal retributive justice, cowhide, lambaste, visit upon, pay, pay out, serve out, do for, make short work of, give a lesson to, serve one right, make an example of, have a rod in pickle for, give it one, strike, deal a blow to, administer the lash, smite, slap, slap the face, smack, cuff, box the ears, spank, thwack, thump, beat, lay on, swinge, buffet, thresh, thrash, pummel, drub, leather, trounce, sandbag, baste, belabor, lace, lace one's jacket, dress, dress down, give a dressing, trim, warm, wipe, tund, cob, bang, strap, comb, lash, lick, larrup, wallop, whop, flog, scourge, whip, birch, cane, give the stick, switch, flagellate, horsewhip, bastinado, towel, rub down with an oaken towel, rib roast, dust one's jacket, fustigate, pitch into, lay about one, beat black and blue, beat to a mummy, beat to a jelly, give a black eye, tar and feather, pelt, stone, lapidate, masthead, keelhaul, execute, bring to the block, bring to the gallows, behead, decapitate, guillotine, decollate, hang, turn off, gibbet, bowstring, hang draw and quarter, shoot, decimate, burn, break on the wheel, crucify, empale, impale, flay, lynch, electrocute, gas, send to the gas chamber, torture, put on, put to the rack, picket, banish, exile, transport, expel, ostracize, rusticate, drum out, dismiss, disbar, disbench, strike off the roll, unfrock, post, suffer, suffer for, suffer punishment, be flogged, be executed, suffer the ultimate penalty, be hanged, come to the gallows, mount the gallows, swing, twist in the wind, dance upon nothing, die in one's shoes, be rightly served, be electrocuted, fry, ride the lightning, face the firing squad.


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