verb
whap
Whap (verb) means to hit something suddenly and with force.
verb
1
To hit something suddenly and with force.
2
To fling oneself swiftly or with a sudden movement, or to spin round abruptly.
"And at last, as they wrestled and whapped together, they fell headlong in the stream."
— Henry Van Dyke, The Mill (1902)
"She whapped down on the floor."
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Etymology
An onomatopoeic word, a variant of whop.
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What is the meaning of whap?
"whap" (verb) means to hit something suddenly and with force.
What is another word for whap?
Other words for "whap" include sock, bop, whop, bonk, bash.
What are the different meanings of whap?
"whap" has 2 main meanings: 1. To hit something suddenly and with force; 2. To fling oneself swiftly or with a sudden movement, or to spin round abruptly.
