WHOOP

whoop

Noun

  1. An exclamation, a cry, usually of joy.
  2. A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough.
  3. A bump on a racetrack.
  4. A bird, the hoopoe.

Verb

  1. To make a whoop.
  2. To shout, to yell.
  3. To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
  4. To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To beat, to strike.
  2. To defeat thoroughly.


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