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also whap
as in pound
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes
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or whap
1
as in to whip
to defeat by a large margin
despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings
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2
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
he called me a name and I whopped him good
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Recent Examples of whop
Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 28 May 2021
Noun
Even the helicopters that seem to inevitably whop-whop-whop overhead the moment the conductor picks up a baton.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 28 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whop
Noun
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More than a dozen pilots took off from Nashville’s John C. Tune Airport bound for North Carolina Wednesday morning carrying with them 5,000 pounds of relief supplies for victims of Hurricane Helene.Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Idaho transfer receiver Jordan Dwyer, 6-0 and 195 pounds, is expected to arrive in Fayetteville on Saturday for an official visit and will leave Sunday.Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The stars reside within the S-cluster, a group of high-speed stellar bodies that whip around Sgr A* under its immense gravitational pull.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Gently fold 1 cup of the whipped topping into the thickened peanut butter mixture, just until combined; set aside.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Another sculpture show London licking a disembodied human hand.Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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And resist the urge to lick your lips when they’re chapped, Davis says.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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To help parse the data quickly, the system shows a green flag when everything is going well and red flags when the values are out of whack with what's supposed to happen.Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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Given that global sea surface temperatures hit record highs in 2023 and 2024 — and, while slightly cooler now, are still extremely high — the way that scientists calculate the presence of a La Niña is being thrown out of whack.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Too often, any follow-up stories are buried along with the victims.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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In that case, the most prudent thing to do might be to dig a hole in the ground and bury your money there.Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Yang then bemoaned how people shoot lasers at him and hide their kids.Anne McCarthy, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
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Discover joy and wonder hidden behind the daily routine of a konbini worker, explore every nook and cranny around the store, and help your customers navigate their lives in branching conversations with meaningful choices!Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Vigor has flat seams and enough stretch to move comfortably while bending over or reaching up, while thump loops make for easy layering on frigid days.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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The White Sox have a major need for power hitting as Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada are gone and Andrew Vaughn appears to have misplaced his thump.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Casino hotels kept guests carefully contained, so local shops, restaurants and businesses bombed — save for pawn shops.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Israel has bombed and destroyed Syrian military facilities across the country and seized additional territory along the Golan Heights.Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Whop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whop. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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