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WHAP (whapped, whapping)

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Irregular inflected forms: whapped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, whapping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does whap mean? 

WHAP (verb)
  The verb WHAP has 1 sense:

1. hit hardplay

  Familiarity information: WHAP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHAP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hit hard

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

bash; bonk; bop; sock; whap; whop

Hypernyms (to "whap" is one way to...):

hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody


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