whup
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Origin of whup
1890–95; originally Scots form of whip
Example Sentences
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“Their bullpen is very good and they have some good arms down there. If you take these guys lightly, they’ll whup. We kind of saw that a little bit last year.”
From Washington Post
"They pitched a heck of a game. I think it was mandatory to want to go out and whup them."
From Fox News
“I told her, ‘You can whup me today, you can whup me tomorrow, but I’m going to continue to do it.’”
From Seattle Times
“You didn’t whup them, did you?”
From Literature
“Did James do something? What did he do? Did he whup Ace? Tell me. What did he do?”
From Washington Post
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