About The Word Whap
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Whap Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Whap?
[v] hit hard
Synonyms | Synonyms for Whap: bash | bonk | bop | sock | whop Related Terms | Find terms related to Whap: See Also | hit Whap In Webster's Dictionary \Whap\, Whop \Whop\, v. i. [Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate,
E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.]
To throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn
suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped
over. --Bartlett.
Note: This word is used adverbially in the north of England,
as in the United States, when anything vanishes, or is
gone suddenly; as, whap went the cigar out of my mouth.
\Whap\, Whop \Whop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whapping}.] To beat or strike. \Whap\, Whop \Whop\, n. A blow, or quick, smart stroke. |
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