"whap" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Onomatopoeic; variant of whop. Head templates: {{en-interj}} whap
  1. The sound of sudden blow or hit. Derived forms: awhape
    Sense id: en-whap-en-intj-mptc3do-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: whaps [plural]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic; variant of whop. Head templates: {{en-noun}} whap (plural whaps)
  1. A blow; a hit; a whop.
    Sense id: en-whap-en-noun-6B~ZYCXy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: whaps [plural]
Etymology: Variant of whaup. Head templates: {{en-noun}} whap (plural whaps)
  1. (Scotland, obsolete) The curlew, Numenius arquata; a whaup. Tags: Scotland, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids
    Sense id: en-whap-en-noun-ojeIAi~e Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 3 2 38 29 28 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 32 36 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 3 36 30 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 3 42 27 27 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 3 6 30 31 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: whaps [present, singular, third-person], whapping [participle, present], whapped [participle, past], whapped [past]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic; variant of whop. Head templates: {{en-verb}} whap (third-person singular simple present whaps, present participle whapping, simple past and past participle whapped)
  1. (US, transitive) To strike hard and suddenly. Tags: US, transitive
    Sense id: en-whap-en-verb-jLdnPtl- Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 32 36 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 3 36 30 29 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 3 6 30 31 31
  2. (US, intransitive) To throw oneself quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly. Tags: US, intransitive
    Sense id: en-whap-en-verb-hKetwPIy Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 32 36 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 3 36 30 29 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 3 6 30 31 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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