Whop

Whop
Whap Whap, Whop Whop, v. 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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]


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  • Whop — Whop, v. t. Same as {Whap}. Forby. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Whop — Whop, n. Same as {Whap}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whop — whop·per; whop; …   English syllables

  • whop — [wɔp US wa:p] v past tense and past participle whopped present participle whopping [T] spoken [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: wap to throw violently, hit (14 20 centuries)] ↑whup …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • whop — to beat, strike, mid 15c., of imitative origin; Cf. Welsh chwap a stroke, also of imitative origin; Cf. also WAP (Cf. wap) …   Etymology dictionary

  • whop — (chiefly N. Amer. also whap) informal ► VERB (whopped, whopping) ▪ hit hard. ► NOUN ▪ a heavy blow or its sound. ORIGIN from dialect wap «strike» …   English terms dictionary

  • whop — [hwäp, wäp] Informal vt., vi. whopped, whopping [< ME wappen, prob. echoic] 1. to hit, strike, beat, etc. 2. to defeat decisively n. a sharp, resounding blow, stroke, thump, etc …   English World dictionary

  • WHOP-FM — Infobox Radio station name = WHOP FM city = Hopkinsville, Kentucky area = Clarksville Hopkinsville slogan = branding = Lite 98.7 frequency = 98.7 MHz repeater = airdate = share = 6.0 share as of = Fa 07 share source = R Rcite news | first= | last …   Wikipedia

  • WHOP (AM) — Infobox Radio station name = WHOP city = Hopkinsville, Kentucky area = Clarksville Hopkinsville slogan = branding = Newstalk 1230 AM frequency = 1230 kHz repeater = airdate = share = 1.9 share as of = Fa 07 share source = R Rcite news | first= |… …   Wikipedia

  • Whop — Whap Whap, Whop Whop, n. A blow, or quick, smart stroke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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