Larrup | Definition of larrup by Merriam-Webster

Definition of LARRUP

dial

: ⁵blow

origin unknown

First Known Use: circa 1820

Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, douse [British], fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, ¹blow [dialect], lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap)

transitive verb

1

dial : to flog soundly : whip

2

dial : to defeat decisively : trounce

intransitive verb

dial : to move indolently or clumsily

circa 1823

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