Definition/Meaning of whap

• English - Noun: whap ( plural whaps ) A blow; a hit; a variation of whop . ( Scotland ) the curlew .
• English - Verb: whap ( third-person singular simple present whaps , present participle whapping , simple past and past participle whapped ) ( transitive ) To strike hard and suddenly . ( intransitive ) To throw oneself quickly , or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly . She whapped down on the floor . The fish whapped over . (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)
• English - Interjection: whap A sudden blow; a variation of whop .
• English - Derived terms: awhape
• English - References: whap in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913