verb (used with object)
1.
to strike forcibly.
2.
to defeat soundly, as in a contest.
3.
to put or pull violently; whip: to whop out a book.
verb (used without object)
4.
to plump suddenly down; flop.
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whop, informal (less commonly) wop or informal (less commonly) whap (wɒp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
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Word Origin & History
whop
"to beat, strike," c.1440, of imitative origin; cf. Welsh chwap "a stroke," also of imitative origin; cf. also wap.
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