whop
/w p/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To strike or hit someone or something with great force, producing a heavy, dull sound: This is the primary meaning, describing a powerful, impactful blow.
- (Informal) To defeat someone or something decisively: This extended meaning implies a thorough beating or overwhelming victory in a competition or conflict.
Usage and Examples
- Verb (to hit hard):
- The boxer whopped his opponent with a powerful right hook.
- He accidentally whopped his knee on the corner of the table.
- Verb (to defeat decisively):
- Our team got whopped in the final game of the season.
- The new policy whopped the competition, capturing 80% of the market.
Advanced Usage
- "to give someone a whop": to deliver a single, hard blow to someone.
- He gave the malfunctioning machine a good whop, and it started working again.
- "to whop it to someone": (informal) to defeat or reprimand someone soundly.
- The veteran debater really whopped it to the novice during the argument.
Variants and Related Words
- Whopping (adjective): Very large or impressive.
- They made a whopping profit from the sale.
- Whop can also be used as a noun to mean a heavy blow or the sound of such a blow.
- The book fell off the shelf with a loud whop.
Synonyms
- Wallop: To hit very hard.
- Thump: To hit or fall with a dull, heavy sound.
- Clobber: (Informal) To hit repeatedly and violently; to defeat decisively.
- Smack: To hit someone or something quickly and forcefully, often with the palm of the hand.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms
- "to whop up": (Informal, less common) To excite or stir up; to prepare hastily.
- She can whoop up a delicious meal in just twenty minutes.
- The politician tried to whoop up support for the new law.(Note: This idiom is more commonly spelled and associated with the similar-sounding word "whip up.")
Verb
- hit hard
- hit hard
- The teacher whacked the boy