whop
Americanverb (used with object)
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to strike forcibly.
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to defeat soundly, as in a contest.
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to put or pull violently; whip.
to whop out a book.
verb (used without object)
noun
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a forcible blow.
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the sound made by it.
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a bump; heavy fall.
verb
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(tr) to strike, beat, or thrash
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(tr) to defeat utterly
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(intr) to drop or fall
noun
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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whopsimple
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whopssimple
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have whoppedperfect
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has whoppedperfect
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am whoppingprogressive
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are whoppingprogressive
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is whoppingprogressive
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have been whoppingperfect progressive
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has been whoppingperfect progressive
Past
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whoppedsimple
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had whoppedperfect
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was whoppingprogressive
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were whoppingprogressive
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had been whoppingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of whop
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, variant of wap
Example Sentences
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She notes that professional female boxers would whop a man off the street, and that women are keen marksmen.
From Economist • May 14, 2015
“To whop someone with unprecedented, $1 million sanctions that are going to drive someone out of business over this testimony is … egregious,” said Raynor, who has one child still in college.
From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2015
"It's still kind of fun to be able to whop it off the first tee and be part of a great event," Nicklaus said.
From Chicago Tribune • Apr. 7, 2011
One thing that might have confused Reader de Lany was the lapse of too much reading time between the whop, crash, and smash.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seemed like a staggering whop of money.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
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