English Explanatory Dictionary

whap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A blow; a hit; a whop.
  2. A breast.
verb
  1. To strike hard and suddenly.
  2. To throw oneself quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly.
intj
  1. The sound of sudden blow or hit.
noun
  1. The curlew, Numenius arquata; a whaup.
name
  1. Initialism of Advanced Placement World History.

Word forms

whap whaps whapping whapped

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; variant of whop.

Derived words

awhape
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