Thesaurus results for WHUPS

whups

verb

present tense third-person singular of whup

as in whips

to defeat by a large margin in the summer box office sweepstakes, most of the Hollywood blockbusters got whupped by a small indie movie with no stars

Synonyms & Similar Words

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whips
bombs
whaps
clobbers
buries
overcomes
drubs
trounces
thrashes
whomps
wallops
beats
upsets
throws
masters
tromps
routs
annihilates
whops
flattens
dusts
smothers
smokes
blows away
pastes
tops
overwhelms
shellacs
takes
skins
trims
waxes
creams
skunks
conquers
scores
snows under
surpasses
dispatches
runs circles around
sweeps
runs rings around
succeeds
beats the pants off
eats alive
exceeds
wipes the floor with
destroys
subdues
licks
vanquishes
crushes
caps
wipes the ground with
wins (against)
overmatches
slaughters
overbears
overpowers
bests
outdoes
knocks over
surmounts
finishes
eclipses
hurdles
subjugates
overthrows
outdistances
outshines
triumphs (over)
upends
overtops
knocks off
betters
worsts
excels
outstrips
prevails (over)
transcends
outfights
edges (out)
pips
flourishes
aces (out)
noses out
breaks
sinks
does in

as in licks

to strike repeatedly a boxer whupping a badly outmatched opponent

Synonyms & Similar Words

licks
pounds
hides
whips
slaps
beats
knocks
spanks
thumps
lashes
punches
hits
slams
does
smashes
whaps
pummels
mauls
attacks
pelts
batters
assaults
drubs
thrashes
bashes
wallops
smacks
bats
chops
bludgeons
whacks
threshes
tromps
hammers
flogs
lambasts
punches out
paddles
works over
lambastes
bastes
raids
slogs
boxes
slates
belabors
belts
wounds
lathers
clubs
switches
storms
whops
tans
fibs
curries
whales
buffets
messes (up)
swipes
roughs (up)
swats
laces
clobbers
pommels
beats up on
thwacks
whams
socks
rushes
clouts
cracks
bungs up
whomps
assails
besets
descends (on or upon)
lams
jumps (on)
birches
cudgels
pastes
lacerates
cuffs
straps
lays on
busts
pounces (on or upon)
scourges
gores
pistol-whips
maims
horsewhips
canes
flagellates
mangles
leathers
mutilates
blackjacks
fustigates
rawhides
cowhides

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