Whap

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whap \Whap\, Whop \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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     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.
           [1913 Webster] Whap

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whap \Whap\, Whop \Whop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whapped}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Whapping}.]
     To beat or strike.
     [1913 Webster] Whap

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whap \Whap\, Whop \Whop\, n.
     A blow, or quick, smart stroke.
     [1913 Webster] Whapper

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whap
       v : hit hard [syn: {sock}, {bop}, {whop}, {bonk}, {bash}]
       [also: {whapping}, {whapped}]