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also whap
as in pound
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes
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or whap
1
as in to whip
to defeat by a large margin
despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings
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2
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
he called me a name and I whopped him good
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Recent Examples of whop
Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 28 May 2021
Noun
Even the helicopters that seem to inevitably whop-whop-whop overhead the moment the conductor picks up a baton.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 28 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whop
Noun
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The crystal-clear, flavor-dense broth — either chicken or beef — is prepared over multiple days of simmering pounds of meat low and slow, creating a highly concentrated, rich umami profile.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2025
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Now, nearly two years later, Charlo, at 168 pounds, is trying to get back on track in a new weight division.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Verb
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Jose shrugs, pleads with her to not lick anyone at the inn, and leaves.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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But Fahy, Alcock, and director Nicole Kassell are also very good at their jobs, and so even downright bizarre moments like Simone chewing Michaela’s used gum or Devon randomly licking a landscaper’s neck wind up making a strange sort of sense.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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The Oilers’ pulled that goal back on a power play less than three minutes later when Perry took three whacks at the puck before getting it by Kuemper.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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He was dealt a few brutal whacks from a golf club and then viciously pummeled.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The authority said its preliminary assessment is that three excavators and six trucks were buried by the landslide.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Video of the mudslide shows large mounds of debris racing down the mountain before burying the village of Batten.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
29 May 2025
Verb
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At 19, Johnson married his wife Daphne and initially, was able to hide his drug use from her, the Johnson's clemency petition said.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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This navy/stone style is one person’s solution to hiding their two dogs’ dark-colored fur.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Literal flames surrounded the glow, both repelling and drawing you in more, followed by two loud, disorienting thumps.—
Christopher Rosa,
Glamour,
16 May 2025
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Their bodies sway to the rhythmic thumps of the hypnotic music, composed by the French artist Kangding Ray.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
Verb
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When Russia began bombing Kyiv in 2022, the walls were blown away, exposing the old newspapers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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On May 2, Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
17 May 2025
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“Whop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whop. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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