Whap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Whap is a noun meaning A blow; a hit; a whop.
Meaning
A blow; a hit; a whop.
More Meanings
- (UK, colloquial) A breast.
- (US, transitive) To strike hard and suddenly.
- (US, intransitive) To throw oneself quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly.
- The sound of sudden blow or hit.
- (Scotland, obsolete) The curlew, Numenius arquata; a whaup.
Example Sentences
The fish whapped over.
She whapped down on the floor.
TO WHAP OVER. To turn over. (New England.)
Screen doors whapped throughout the night […]
Word Forms
- whaps
- whapping
- whapped
Synonyms for whap
Depending on context, synonyms include bonk, bash, bop, sock, whop.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bash, bop, bonk, whop, sock, whang.
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