whup

whup
/hwup, wup/, v.t., whupped, whupping. South Midland and Southern U.S.
to whip; beat or defeat decisively: The top seed whupped his opponent in three straight sets.
[1890-95; orig. Scots form of WHIP]

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  • whup your ass — defeat you badly, win decisively, wipe you    On the chessboard you can defeat Gilles, but on the racetrack he ll whup your ass! …   English idioms

  • whup — transitive verb (whupped; whupping) Etymology: alteration of whip Date: 1852 1. to administer a beating to especially as punishment 2. to defeat decisively …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • whup — verb (T) informal especially AmE to defeat someone easily in a sport or fight: We whupped them! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • whup — /hwup, wup/, v.t., whupped, whupping. South Midland and Southern U.S. to whip; beat or defeat decisively: The top seed whupped his opponent in three straight sets. [1890 95; orig. Scots form of WHIP] …   Useful english dictionary

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