View synonyms for larrup

larrup

[ lar-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, lar·ruped, lar·rup·ing.

larrup

/ ˈlærəp /

Origin of larrup¹

1815–25; perhaps < Dutch larpen to thresh with flails

Origin of larrup¹

C19: of unknown origin

If you had'nt been punished a bit already, wouldn't I larrup you neither?

He'd larrup a spell, an' then he'd set back; an' then he'd lean over an' try it agin, harder'n ever.

Be all th' saints in glory I'll larrup th' head off iv yez—or I w'u'd if I wasn't afraid ye'd buck me onto the roof.

She worked me to death and wouldn't give me half enough to eat, and she used to larrup me 'most every day.

Well, she give him a larrup over the face with her whip that cut the hide!

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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