WHAP

sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash

(verb) hit hard

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

whap (plural whaps)

A blow; a hit; a variation of whop.

(Scotland) the curlew.

Verb

whap (third-person singular simple present whaps, present participle whapping, simple past and past participle whapped)

(US, transitive) To strike hard and suddenly.

(US, intransitive) To throw oneself quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly.

Interjection

whap

A sudden blow; a variation of whop.

Proper noun

WHAP

(US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement World History.

Source: Wiktionary


Whap, Whop, v. i. Etym: [Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate, E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.]

Definition: To throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over. Bartlett.

Note: This word is used adverbially in the north of England, as in the United States, when anything vanishes, or is gone suddenly; as, whap went the cigar out of my mouth.

Whap, Whop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Whapping.]

Definition: To beat or strike.

Whap, Whop, n.

Definition: A blow, or quick, smart stroke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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