whop

¹whop

verb \ˈhwäp, ˈwäp\

whopped or whappedwhop·ping or whap·ping

Definition of WHOP

transitive verb

1

: to pull or whip out

2

a : beat, strike b : to defeat totally

Variants of WHOP

whop or whap \ˈhwäp, ˈwäp\

Examples of WHOP

1. <despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again>
2. <maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings>

Origin of WHOP

Middle English whappen, alteration of wappen to throw violently

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to WHOP

Synonyms: annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, smoke [slang], smother, snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax [slang], whomp, whip (or whap), whup

Related Words: sweep, upset; beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst; crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish; ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend; edge (out), nose out, pip [British]; cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed; break, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter

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Rhymes with WHOP

bop, chap, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, flop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top