verb
- to strike with a sharp blow
Usage: informal
noun
- a sharp blow or the sound of such a blow
Usage: informal
Examples
- She whapped the fly with a rolled-up newspaper.
- The ball whapped against the fence.
- He gave the table a good whap to get it unstuck.
- The whap of the screen door echoed through the house.
- The teacher whapped the ruler on the desk to get attention.
- I heard a loud whap when the book fell.