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[hwop, wop] / ʰwɒp, wɒp /














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She notes that professional female boxers would whop a man off the street, and that women are keen marksmen.

From Economist May 14, 2015

“To whop someone with unprecedented, $1 million sanctions that are going to drive someone out of business over this testimony is … egregious,” said Raynor, who has one child still in college.

From Washington Times Feb. 1, 2015

"It's still kind of fun to be able to whop it off the first tee and be part of a great event," Nicklaus said.

From Chicago Tribune Apr. 7, 2011

When a performer shuffles the cards and finds himself confronted with "carry fish" and "hit piano strings," what would be more natural than to whop the piano with a frozen carp?

From Time Magazine Archive

It seemed like a staggering whop of money.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

But as a show it often whops the emotions, as a spectacle often tingles the blood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gallet's "whops" bade fair to change the scientific world's concept of radar and its potential.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Water Wheele 22ft heigh, wth a Shaft whereon 7 whops, 2 Gudgions and 2 brasses, built about the same tyme, in repaire, valued at 20lb. 

From The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account by H. G. (Henry George) Nicholls

The Water Wheele 22 feet heigh, wth a Shaft whereon 7 whops, 2 Gudgions and 2 brasses, built about the same tyme, in repaire, valued at 20lb. 

From Iron Making in the Olden Times as instanced in the Ancient Mines, Forges, and Furnaces of The Forest of Dean by H. G. (Henry George) Nicholls

I make collars for hosses and ox whops and quirts out of beef hide.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration

“The car whopped like a helicopter” when it was turned on, Michael Powell said to laughter, and when Mr. Powell, a car aficionado, tried to drive it, it would only go in reverse.

From New York Times Nov. 5, 2021

Now, after six months of chemotherapy, Caldwell feels “like somebody whopped me,” she said during a visit to Patel’s clinic in late summer.

From Seattle Times Oct. 11, 2021

A time warp, yes, but a comforting one, soundtracked by the big-string showtunes whopped out by Shirle, Babs, Adele and Catherine Zeta Jones.

From The Guardian Feb. 25, 2013

It was the only chance I got to wear the world champion's jersey and I got whopped.

From The Guardian Feb. 16, 2013

Percy’s head still throbbed from getting whopped by Blackjack’s hoof, but he didn’t hold that against the horse.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Those and other purchase obligations at the companies the Journal examined stand at a whopping $1.9 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The record number of candidates also posed practical challenges, such as the need to use large tables to count ballot papers that measured a whopping 90cm in length.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Don’t miss: An active fund holding a whopping 800 stocks is beating major indexes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The lawsuit seeks a whopping $1.4 trillion in damages from the company.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

“Yes, that whopping two-year gap really is insurmountable, isn’t it?”

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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