GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Whap (?), Whop , v. i. [Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate, E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.] 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.
   
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   ☞ 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.
   
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    Whap, Whop , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whapping.] To beat or strike.
   
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    Whap, Whop , n. A blow, or quick, smart stroke.
   
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   Whop (?), v. t. Same as Whap.  Forby.
   
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   Whop, n. Same as Whap.
   
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