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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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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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