{ Whap, Whop }, v. t. [imp.
& p. p.Whapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Whapping.] To beat or strike.
{ Whap, Whop }, n.A blow, or
quick, smart stroke.
{ Whap (?), Whop }, v. i. [Cf. OE.
quappen to palpitate, E. quob, quaver, wabble,
awhape, wap.] To throw one's self quickly, or by an
abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor;
the fish whapped over.Bartlett.
☞ This word is used adverbially in the north of England, as in the
United States, when anything vanishes, or is gone suddenly; as, whap
went the cigar out of my mouth.