"whomp" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʍɒmp/ [UK], /wɒmp/ [UK], /ʍɑmp/ [US], /wɑmp/ [US] Audio: En-au-whomp.ogg [Australia] Forms: whomps [present, singular, third-person], whomping [participle, present], whomped [participle, past], whomped [past]
Rhymes: -ɒmp Etymology: Perhaps a variant of whip, similar to whup. Head templates: {{en-verb}} whomp (third-person singular simple present whomps, present participle whomping, simple past and past participle whomped)
  1. (slang, transitive) To hit extremely hard. Tags: slang, transitive Derived forms: whompage, whomp on, whomp up Related terms (hit extremely hard): whip, whup Translations (Translations): bachnąć [colloquial, perfective] (Polish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(slang, transitive) To hit extremely hard."
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        "UK"
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "bachnąć"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whomp"
}

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