Whop
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wɒp/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Whop is a verb meaning (transitive, informal) To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
Meaning
(transitive, informal) To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
More Meanings
- (transitive, slang) To administer corporal punishment to.
- A blow or strike.
Example Sentences
He angrily whopped the book onto the table.
Then I'd wake up an' screech and roar—then off to sleep again—to dream that Spanker had run away with me, or that father was whopping me, or some other plaguey thing, till mornin'.
A man & a younge maid that loued a long time / were tane in a frenzye ithe Midsommer prime; / the maid shee lay drooping, hye; / the man he lay whopping, hey, the man he lay whopping hoe.
Word Forms
- whops
- whopping
- whopped
Synonyms for whop
Depending on context, synonyms include fling, hurl, bung, cast, chuck, chunk.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bash, wham, bonk, whap, wallop, whack.
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