larrup
1 of 2noun
lar·rup ˈler-əp 
ˈla-rəp
dialect
: blow entry 5
larrup
2 of 2verb
larruped; larruping; larrups
transitive verb
1
dialect : to flog soundly : whip
2
dialect : to defeat decisively : trounce
intransitive verb
dialect : to move indolently or clumsily
Synonyms
Noun
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
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Example Sentences
Noun he gave the ball a good larrup with his club, and it easily cleared the ditch
Word History
Etymology
Noun
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1820, in the meaning defined above
Verb
circa 1823, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
larrups
noun
as in punches
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument he gave the ball a good larrup with his club, and it easily cleared the ditch Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- punches
- blows
- thuds
- pounds
- thumps
- swipes
- strokes
- hits
- slaps
- smacks
- whacks
- knocks
- spanks
- clips
- licks
- pokes
- bangs
- slams
- whams
- beats
- hooks
- socks
- hands
- swats
- cuffs
- claps
- belts
- lashes
- switches
- hacks
- haymakers
- stripes
- slugs
- bats
- biffs
- counterstrokes
- pelts
- knees
- chops
- raps
- buffets
- boxes
- stingers
- plumps
- clouts
- dabs
- welts
- whaps
- wallops
- kicks
- bops
- cracks
- picks
- fillips
- whops
- lickings
- counter-strokes
- counterblows
- douses
- bashes
- swings
- thwacks
- body blows
- bastinadoes
- busts
- smashes
- rabbit punches
- counter-blows
- counters
- rights
- wallopings
- sidewinders
- beatings
- sucker punches
- bastinades
- shivers
- kayos
- counterpunches
- lefts
- roundhouses
- whips
- uppercuts
- batterings
- crunchers
- pastings
- thrashings
- knockdowns
- drubbings
- whippings
- right-handers
- one-twos
- knockouts
- KOs
