Whap vs Whack - What's the difference?
whap | whack |
To strike hard and suddenly.
To throw oneself quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly.
A blow, impact or slap.
A share or portion.
* 1951 , , Letters to John Middleton Murry, 1913-1922 ,
An attempt.
To hit, slap or strike.
* G. W. Cable
(slang) To kill, bump off.
To share or parcel out.
(label) To beat convincingly; to thrash.
* 2012 , Ryan Pyette,
To surpass; to better.
* 2012 , Steve Cullen,
As nouns the difference between whap and whack
is that whap is a blow; a hit; a variation of whop while whack is a blow, impact or slap.As verbs the difference between whap and whack
is that whap is to strike hard and suddenly while whack is to hit, slap or strike.As an interjection whap
is a sudden blow; a variation of whop.whap
English
Verb
(whapp)- She whapped down on the floor.
- The fish whapped over.
- (Bartlett)
Derived terms
* awhapeReferences
*whack
English
Noun
(en noun)- For one thing I had a splendid supper when I got on board—a whack of cold, lean beef and pighells, bread, butter ad lib. , tea, and plenty of good bread.
Verb
(en verb)- Rodsmen were whacking their way through willow brakes.
Majors, Panthers play mind games, The London Free Press:
- The fidgety Majors were whacked 9-1 by the Kitchener Panthers at Couch and now trail their rivals 2-0 in an increasingly uncomfortable best-of-seven Intercounty Baseball League first-round series.
Total Flyfisher:
- Recently I was over in Ireland, I love the place, proper fishing, can't whack it!
