Whopping

verb

/ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.

"He angrily whopped the book onto the table."

2.verbTo administer corporal punishment

3.nounA beating.

4.adjectiveExceptionally great or large.

"It weighed a whopping 700 pounds when it was full."

5.adverbExceedingly, extremely, very.

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