whompn.

Brit.

/wɒmp/, U.S.

/(h)wɔmp/,

/(h)wɑmp/

Etymology: Echoic.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

1. A heavy, low sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > non-resonance > [noun] > non-resonant impact sound > thud

daud1596

sosh1687

soss1718

devel1787

dump1820

thud1825

duff1859

pob1871

thrump1871

clump1891

plonk1903

plodding1905

plup1911

wumph1913

whump1915

whomp1926

whumping1928

clonking1930

bonk1933

bonking1944

thuck1948

doof1989

1926 Blackwood's Mag. May 595/2 Ever think of Piccadilly in the evening, and the ‘whomp’ of an orchestra starting up in some theatre?

1977 R. L. Duncan Temple Dogs i. iii. 104 Corbett realized that he had heard a sound, a kind of muted whomp and the Colonel had been shot.

1983 Washington Post 16 Oct. g4/4 He recruited bassist Tony Butler and drummer Mark Brzezicki. The massive and dramatic rhythmic whomp they provide reflects their studio work.

2. A heavy blow. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating > a blow

rapc1330

cuff1570

lamback1592

scourge1741

tinglera1804

swish1860

whomp1970

1970 J. H. Gray Boy from Winnipeg 145 We got some special whomps just in case we had sneaked anything.

1979 Washington Post 4 Oct. a15/2 Liberal and conservative journals are good at least once a year for a whomp at the fat, spoiled, arrogant and pricey world they believe the average bureaucrat to live in.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

whompv.

Brit.

/wɒmp/, U.S.

/(h)wɔmp/,

/(h)wɑmp/

Etymology: < whomp n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

1. transitive.

a. To defeat decisively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat > soundly

threshc1384

to knock the socks offa1529

thump1597

thrash1609

thwacka1616

capot1649

to beat to snuff1819

to knock into a cocked hat1830

to —— (the) hell out of1833

sledgehammer1834

rout1835

whop1836

skin1838

whip-saw1842

to knock (the) spots off1850

to make mincemeat of1853

to mop (up) the floor with1875

to beat pointless1877

to lick into fits1879

to take apart1880

to knock out1883

wax1884

contund1885

to give (a person) fits1885

to wipe the floor with1887

flatten1892

to knock (someone) for six1902

slaughter1903

slather1910

to hit for six1937

hammer1948

whomp1952

bulldozer1954

zilch1957

shred1966

tank1973

slam-dunk1975

beast1977

1952 Britannica Bk. of Year 667/1 Whomp, to defeat decisively.

b. To strike (a person) hard, to hit, thump.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > strike with specific degree of force [verb (transitive)] > strike hard or vigorously

dingc1300

knock1377

thwack1533

stoter1690

sock1699

whack1721

slog1824

whither1825

drub1849

thack1861

slug1862

dang1866

whomp1973

1973 ‘D. Shannon’ Spring of Violence xi. 194 If you did something wrong at school you got whomped.

1979 D. Anthony Long Hard Cure ix. 79 He had a history of whomping women.

1984 New Yorker 1 Oct. 113/1 Tuggle keeps whomping us on the skull.

2. transitive. With up.

a. To produce quickly, with little preparation or planning.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > produce or bring forth > with ease, speed, or success, or in large quantities

whip1611

to work off1653

to hit off1700

dispatchc1710

to throw off1724

to run off1759

to turn off1825

to turn out1847

to run out1872

to churn out1912

proliferate1912

slug1925

whomp1955

gurgitate1963

1955 T. Taylor Grand Inquest ix. 241 This procedural paraphernalia was, to borrow Al Capp's apt expression, stricly ‘whomped up’.

1957 New Yorker 23 Nov. 67/1 I remember the agreement very well. The two of you whomped it up the day after Bob got his overseas orders.

1961 J. Steinbeck Winter of our Discontent 190 Wives whomping up a last-ditch dinner.

1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 22 May b–16/3 When people ask questions about things I really don't know the answer to..the temptation is to put on my sage mantle and whomp up something.

b. To arouse or stir up (feeling, a disturbance, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > bring about by incitement

stirc897

forthclepe?c1000

raisec1175

entice1297

rearc1325

excitea1340

arta1450

provocate?a1475

suscitate1528

to stir upc1530

provoke1535

store1552

concitea1555

upsteer1558

spirit1598

solicit1602

foment1606

fana1616

proritate1620

incite1627

ferment1660

spirita1680

brush1755

whip1805

to put (also set) (the) spurs to1819

fillipa1822

instigate1852

spark-plug1945

whomp1961

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1970 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 May 1/3 Antiwar groups held rallies at dozens of colleges and universities..to whomp up student interest in a national student strike during the closing weeks of the academic year.

1975 M. Amis Dead Babies xv. 74 To his hopelessness and grief, Philboyd could not act immediately; time was—when there'd have been enough tubby little rednecks like himself still living in Tara—they could have pitched right in there and whomped up a storm.

3. intransitive. To fall with a ‘whomp’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > noisily

to go (down) wallop1896

whomp1960

1960 New Scientist 14 Apr. 933/1 The Sunday edition of the New York Times..whomped to the floor outside my apartment door.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whomp
释义	whompn. Brit. /wɒmp/, U.S. /(h)wɔmp/, /(h)wɑmp/ Etymology: Echoic. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). 1. A heavy, low sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > non-resonance > [noun] > non-resonant impact sound > thud daud1596 sosh1687 soss1718 devel1787 dump1820 thud1825 duff1859 pob1871 thrump1871 clump1891 plonk1903 plodding1905 plup1911 wumph1913 whump1915 whomp1926 whumping1928 clonking1930 bonk1933 bonking1944 thuck1948 doof1989 1926 Blackwood's Mag. May 595/2 Ever think of Piccadilly in the evening, and the ‘whomp’ of an orchestra starting up in some theatre? 1977 R. L. Duncan Temple Dogs i. iii. 104 Corbett realized that he had heard a sound, a kind of muted whomp and the Colonel had been shot. 1983 Washington Post 16 Oct. g4/4 He recruited bassist Tony Butler and drummer Mark Brzezicki. The massive and dramatic rhythmic whomp they provide reflects their studio work. 2. A heavy blow. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating > a blow rapc1330 cuff1570 lamback1592 scourge1741 tinglera1804 swish1860 whomp1970 1970 J. H. Gray Boy from Winnipeg 145 We got some special whomps just in case we had sneaked anything. 1979 Washington Post 4 Oct. a15/2 Liberal and conservative journals are good at least once a year for a whomp at the fat, spoiled, arrogant and pricey world they believe the average bureaucrat to live in. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whompv. Brit. /wɒmp/, U.S. /(h)wɔmp/, /(h)wɑmp/ Etymology: < whomp n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). 1. transitive. a. To defeat decisively. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat > soundly threshc1384 to knock the socks offa1529 thump1597 thrash1609 thwacka1616 capot1649 to beat to snuff1819 to knock into a cocked hat1830 to —— (the) hell out of1833 sledgehammer1834 rout1835 whop1836 skin1838 whip-saw1842 to knock (the) spots off1850 to make mincemeat of1853 to mop (up) the floor with1875 to beat pointless1877 to lick into fits1879 to take apart1880 to knock out1883 wax1884 contund1885 to give (a person) fits1885 to wipe the floor with1887 flatten1892 to knock (someone) for six1902 slaughter1903 slather1910 to hit for six1937 hammer1948 whomp1952 bulldozer1954 zilch1957 shred1966 tank1973 slam-dunk1975 beast1977 1952 Britannica Bk. of Year 667/1 Whomp, to defeat decisively. b. To strike (a person) hard, to hit, thump. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > strike with specific degree of force [verb (transitive)] > strike hard or vigorously dingc1300 knock1377 thwack1533 stoter1690 sock1699 whack1721 slog1824 whither1825 drub1849 thack1861 slug1862 dang1866 whomp1973 1973 ‘D. Shannon’ Spring of Violence xi. 194 If you did something wrong at school you got whomped. 1979 D. Anthony Long Hard Cure ix. 79 He had a history of whomping women. 1984 New Yorker 1 Oct. 113/1 Tuggle keeps whomping us on the skull. 2. transitive. With up. a. To produce quickly, with little preparation or planning. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > produce or bring forth > with ease, speed, or success, or in large quantities whip1611 to work off1653 to hit off1700 dispatchc1710 to throw off1724 to run off1759 to turn off1825 to turn out1847 to run out1872 to churn out1912 proliferate1912 slug1925 whomp1955 gurgitate1963 1955 T. Taylor Grand Inquest ix. 241 This procedural paraphernalia was, to borrow Al Capp's apt expression, stricly ‘whomped up’. 1957 New Yorker 23 Nov. 67/1 I remember the agreement very well. The two of you whomped it up the day after Bob got his overseas orders. 1961 J. Steinbeck Winter of our Discontent 190 Wives whomping up a last-ditch dinner. 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 22 May b–16/3 When people ask questions about things I really don't know the answer to..the temptation is to put on my sage mantle and whomp up something. b. To arouse or stir up (feeling, a disturbance, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > bring about by incitement stirc897 forthclepe?c1000 raisec1175 entice1297 rearc1325 excitea1340 arta1450 provocate?a1475 suscitate1528 to stir upc1530 provoke1535 store1552 concitea1555 upsteer1558 spirit1598 solicit1602 foment1606 fana1616 proritate1620 incite1627 ferment1660 spirita1680 brush1755 whip1805 to put (also set) (the) spurs to1819 fillipa1822 instigate1852 spark-plug1945 whomp1961 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1970 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 May 1/3 Antiwar groups held rallies at dozens of colleges and universities..to whomp up student interest in a national student strike during the closing weeks of the academic year. 1975 M. Amis Dead Babies xv. 74 To his hopelessness and grief, Philboyd could not act immediately; time was—when there'd have been enough tubby little rednecks like himself still living in Tara—they could have pitched right in there and whomped up a storm. 3. intransitive. To fall with a ‘whomp’. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > noisily to go (down) wallop1896 whomp1960 1960 New Scientist 14 Apr. 933/1 The Sunday edition of the New York Times..whomped to the floor outside my apartment door. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1926v.1952
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