larrup

noun

ˈler-əp How to pronounce larrup (audio)
Definition of larrupnext
dialect
as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument he gave the ball a good larrup with his club, and it easily cleared the ditch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larrup
  1. blow
  2. thud
  3. thump
  4. swipe
  5. stroke
  6. slap
  7. punch
  8. whack
Noun
  • And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • That will come as a bitter blow to the workers affected.
    The Week UK, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of blow
Noun
  • News that the Mexican government had forced down the Gulfstream and confiscated its 4 tons of cocaine landed with a thud at ICE.
    Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Videos on social media showed bright orange clouds rising over the horizon, as dull thuds of detonations sounded almost continuously.
    Tony Hicks and Joanna Kozlowska, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of thud
Noun
  • The single shot rings out and then a thump as the animal hits the ground.
    Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The group’s classic instrumentation got a new scaffolding of Jersey club drums, roiling sub-bass and reggaeton thump.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of thump
Noun
  • After the swipe, Curry found Moody in the corner for a 3. Tatum found a rhythm in the third, scoring 17 points in the quarter.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • If a 30% bear market swipes, this safety stock only loses 15%.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of swipe
Noun
  • Among those who did have a stroke, about 4,850 had a severe stroke, which the study defined as becoming unable to walk or attend to daily tasks like eating or getting dressed without aid, up to death.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Nov. 2024
  • His daughter Sallie Edwards said the cause of death was complications from a stroke, the New York Times reported.
    Variety, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of stroke
Noun
  • Even just the light congratulatory helmet slaps from his teammates feel explosive.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
  • According to the tour agency, on July 3, two young members of an orca pod put on a grand and unexpected show for the whale watchers with playful jumping, tail slaps, and poking their heads out of the water to look around.
    Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 8 July 2024
Definition of slap
Noun
  • Hurricane Oscar made landfall in far eastern Cuba around the same time as the blackout, throwing a one-two punch that has sapped precious resources in a country suffering from severe shortages of food, fuel and medicine.
    Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Live updates on Election Day snags:Legal fights and long, long lines Profanities and a punch that knocked glasses off judge's face Again, police reported, Schmidt was told to go to the back of the line.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of punch
Noun
  • How a sore foot can throw a person’s entire perspective out of whack.
    The Know, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Simone, the wrecking agent, causes tenuous systems to spin out of whack, with the events coming close to, but never approaching, real tragedy.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of whack
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