to larrup
- verb
- /ˈlɛrəp/
- Offensive
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- In the old days, teachers would sometimes larrup unruly students as discipline.
Examples
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When the boys misbehaved, their father threatened to larrup them.
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She jokingly warned that she would larrup her brother if he stole her book again.
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Don't larrup him for making a mistake!
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Tom larrups his dog for misbehaving.
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In the old days, teachers would sometimes larrup unruly students as discipline.
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When the boys misbehaved, their father threatened to larrup them.
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She jokingly warned that she would larrup her brother if he stole her book again.
Synonyms
271
4.1
To attack someone by hitting them again and again to hurt them
133
4.4
To hit something with a long thin object or move it quickly and forcefully
119
3.6
To hit a child's bottom with an open hand to punish them
36
4.8
To hit something forcefully with a whip
35
7.3
To attack and hurt someone slightly to scare them
19
7.7
To hit someone or something very hard many times
7
6.5
Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight
4
7.4
To hit someone with a flat board as punishment
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9.3
To beat someone severely with a whip
Hit someone many times so they become badly hurt
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Etymology
Larrup probably comes from an old English dialect and sounds like the noise of a quick blow. A helpful way to remember it is to hear the word like a slap or a smack, so larrup means 'to hit' or 'to spank'.