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whap - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
transitive verb To beat or strike.
intransitive verb To throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly
noun A blow, or quick, smart stroke.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun A blow; a hit; a variation of whop .
noun Scotland the curlew .
verb transitive To strike hard and suddenly.
interjection A sudden blow; a variation of whop .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Examples
In response to Hoople's nipping, my dad told me to give him - the dog, not my old man - a light "whap " on the nose each time.
Jamie Reidy: Must Walk Dogs 2008
Hours later, with the puppy deeply asleep, I'd sneak up on him and "whap " him with my orange wiffle ball bat.
Jamie Reidy: Must Walk Dogs 2008
When a new king comes in and wants to start recruiting and rearming to go "whap " on someone, the first thing he does is to make sure that people return to "the true faith."
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] NormanOrr 2010
When a new king comes in and wants to start recruiting and rearming to go "whap " on someone, the first thing he does is to make sure that people return to "the true faith."
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010
I can rely on a polite and respectful "buenos noches, Senor", not a whap up the side of the head.
trying to decide whether or not to move... 2009
I can rely on a polite and respectful "buenos noches, Senor", not a whap up the side of the head.
trying to decide whether or not to move... 2009
Sophie would whap me upside the head if I even suggested it.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
I can rely on a polite and respectful "buenos noches, Senor", not a whap up the side of the head.
trying to decide whether or not to move... 2009
I can rely on a polite and respectful "buenos noches, Senor", not a whap up the side of the head.
trying to decide whether or not to move... 2009
I can rely on a polite and respectful "buenos noches, Senor", not a whap up the side of the head.
trying to decide whether or not to move... 2009
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