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whapping
whap·ping
/
ˈwhɒp
ɪŋ, ˈwɒp-
/
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[
whop
-ing,
wop
-
]
Show IPA
adjective
whopping
.
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Dictionary.com Unabridged
whap
/
whɒp, wɒp, ʰwæp, wæp
/
Show Spelled
[
whop, wop, hwap, wap
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object),
verb (used without object),
whapped,
whap·ping,
noun
whop
.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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World English Dictionary
whap
(wɒp)
—
vb
, —
n
,
whaps
,
whapping
,
whapped
a less common spelling of
whop
whop
,
informal
(
less commonly
)
wop
or
informal
(
less commonly
)
whap
(wɒp)
—
vb
,
whops
,
whopping
,
whopped
1.
(
tr
) to strike, beat, or thrash
2.
(
tr
) to defeat utterly
3.
(
intr
) to drop or fall
—
n
4.
a heavy blow or the sound made by such a blow
[C14: variant of
wap,
perhaps of imitative origin]
wop
,
informal
(
less commonly
)
wop
or
informal
(
less commonly
)
whap
—
vb
—
n
[C14: variant of
wap,
perhaps of imitative origin]
whap
,
informal
(
less commonly
)
wop
or
informal
(
less commonly
)
whap
—
vb
—
n
[C14: variant of
wap,
perhaps of imitative origin]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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