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Webster 1913 Edition


Whop

{

Whap

,

Whop

}
,
Verb.
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.
☞ 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.
{

Whap

,

Whop

}
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Whapped
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Whapping
.]
To beat or strike.
{

Whap

,

Whop

}
,
Noun.
A blow, or quick, smart stroke.

Whop

,
Verb.
T.
Same as
Whap
.
Forby.

Whop

,
Noun.
Same as
Whap
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Whop

WHOP

,
Noun.
[the vulgar pronunciation of whap, or awhap.] A sudden fall, or the suddenness of striking in a fall.

Definition 2024


whop

whop

English

Verb

whop (third-person singular simple present whops, present participle whopping, simple past and past participle whopped)

  1. (transitive, informal) To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
    He angrily whopped the book onto the table.

Derived terms

Noun

whop (plural whops)

  1. A blow or strike.

Related terms

References

  • whop in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913 (etymology)