variants
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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Freire’s May 2019 TKO win over Michael Chandler earned him the Bellator 155-pound belt.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Freire defended the belt twice in his third stint as the 145-pound champ.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Take it from us and whip out this gem for special occasions versus everyday wear, as Gucci recommends shielding it from direct light, heat, and rain.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the early hours of April 21, 1775, gale-force winds whipped across the town square, driving the shivering sentries from their posts to the shelter of their beds.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The race is being widely viewed as a must-win for Democrats who at the national level are still licking their 2024 election wounds, as well as a potential referendum on Trump and Musk.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Cora appears to enjoy the routine and happily lets the cat lick at the tufts of blonde hair on her head.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But as of late, that theorem has gone all out of whack.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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The State of the Race One of the silver linings of TV production schedules being so out of whack the past few years is that the Emmys landscape has been changing year after year, with dozens of contenders coming in and out of the different categories.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Most of those minerals are currently buried beneath thick sheets of previously impenetrable ice.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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In March, the CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations, according to a report by ProPublica.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Read Next World Palace gardens hid 900-year-old ruins of bathhouse in Spain — until now.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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The titles of 12 such books — some of which may have been published before 2025 — are hidden below within an unrelated text passage.—
J. D. Biersdorfer,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Then the silence was broken by the loud thump of Olive’s .38/40.—
Horace R. Hinkley,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed a federal building, killing 167 people and injuring 684.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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Israel has bombed, besieged and raided them, some several times, while accusing Hamas of using them as cover for its fighters.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Whop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whop. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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