whup
verb[T]
USinformaluk/wʌp/us/wʌp/-pp-whupverb[T](HIT)
tohitapersonoranimal, usually severaltimesandespeciallyas apunishment:
Hedrovetheboyhomeand made hismamapromisenot to whup him.
offensiveThey told myparentsthey should "Whup herass."
- He said if I didn't whup thatboythe nextdaythat he'd whup me.
- Yourmama’sgonnawhup you forswearing.
- We are told that he first went into aboxinggymthedayhe had hisbikestolen, because hewantedto "whup" thethief.
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- belabour
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- deck
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- wallop
- whop
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Punishing by causing pain
whupverb[T](DEFEAT)
todefeatsomeone veryeasilyin agameorcompetition:
Helookedlike he could whup anyone in awrestlingmatch.
offensiveWeplayedpoolwith acoupleofguysand whuppedtheirasses.
- Hedeclaredthat he was thegreatestand that he could whup any manalive.
- Ithoughtthatourboyswould whuptheiropponents.
- We areluckyto have two such goodcandidates; either one of them could whup the Republicans.
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- annihilation
- bank
- be gunning forsomeoneidiom
- be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
- convincing
- moral victory
- move/go in for the killidiom
- near thing
- outclass
- outcompete
- sew
- slaughter
- sweep
- sweep the boardidiom
- takesomeonedown
- takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
- takesomethingapart
- takedown
- wipe