Thesaurus results for WHAPS

whops 1 of 2

noun

variants also whaps

plural of whop

as in pounds

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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whops

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verb

variants or whaps

present tense third-person singular of whop

as in whips

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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as in licks

to strike repeatedly he called me a name and I whopped him good

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Over the past 20 years, combinatorial auctions have been developed for many industries, most notably for the allocation of leases for radio bands for use by telecoms companies for the provision of mobile phone service, which has transformed the industry and raised billions of pounds in revenue.

London School of Economics, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Both massive drones are based on the Robinson R44 full-scale helicopter—the world’s best-seller—with a maximum takeoff weight of 2,500 pounds.

Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024

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