Thesaurus results for WHOPS

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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Listen to this article A tractor-trailer hauling thousands of pounds of metal beams was involved in a four-car crash on Interstate 395 in Norwich on Tuesday, leading to the beams coming loose and smashing through the cab area of the tractor-trailer, trapping the injured driver inside.

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
Babies with only one umbilical artery are at risk of being born small, but Naomi, her daughter, weighed over 6 pounds, so she was assumed to be fine.

Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024

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