Thesaurus: whop
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.
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Definitions
- v. i. 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.
- v. t. To beat or strike.
- n. A blow, or quick, smart stroke.
- v. t. Same as Whap.
- n. Same as Whap.
- v. strike hard
- v. hit hard
- To word/throw">throw one's word/self">self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over. Bartlett. Note: 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. To beat or strike. A blow, or quick, smart stroke. Same as Whap. Forby. Same as Whap.
- Same as Whap. Forby.
- v:100 v hit hard v hit hard