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whomp
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whomp  (hwmp, wmp) Informal
n.
A loud, heavy blow or thud.
v. whomped, whomp·ing, whomps
v.tr.
1. To hit or strike.
2. To defeat soundly; trounce: whomped the opposing team.
3. To prepare or make, especially with little effort. Often used with up: "Meanwhile, you whomp up yams and spuds and bake your pies" (Garrison Keillor).
v.intr.
To hit or strike with a whomp.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.whomp - hit with the hand
slap - hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"
2.whomp - beat overwhelmingly
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
Translations
whomp (US inf)
vt (= hit)einschlagen auf (+acc); (= defeat)schlagen
nSchlag m


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