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Whoop
(Whoop), v. t. To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
And suffered me by the voice of slaves to be
Whooped out of Rome. Shak.
Whoop
(Whoop) n.
1. A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the
like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl.
A fox, crossing the road, drew off a considerable detachment, who clapped spurs to their horses, and
pursued him with whoops and halloos. Addison.
The whoop of the crane. Longfellow. 2. A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
Whooper
(Whoop"er) n. One who, or that which, whooops.
Woopher swan. (Zoöl.) See the Note under Swan.
Whooping
(Whoop"ing), a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.
Whooping cough (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and
consisting of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough.
Dunglison. — Whooping crane (Zoöl.), a North American crane (Crus Americana) noted for the loud,
whooplike note which it utters. — Whooping swan (Zoöl.), the whooper swan. See the Note under
Swan.
Whoot
(Whoot) v. i. [See Hoot.] To hoot. [Obs.]
Whop
(Whop) v. t. Same as Whap. Forby.
Whop
(Whop), n. Same as Whap.
Whopper
(Whop"per) n. [Cf. Whapper.]
1. One who, or that which, whops.
2. Same as Whapper.
Whore
(Whore) n. [OE. hore, AS. hore; akin to D. hoer, hoere, G. hure, OHG. huora, huorra, Icel.
hora, Dan. hore, Sw. hora, Goth. hors an adulterer, AS. hor adultery, OHG. huor, and probably to
L. carus dear. Cf. Charity.] A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially
one who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot. Wyclif.
Syn. — Harlot; courtesan; prostitute; strumpet.
Whore
(Whore), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whoring.] [Cf. Icel. hra. See Whore,
n.]
1. To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.
2. (Script.) To worship false and impure gods.
Whore
(Whore), v. t. To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch. [R.] Congreve.
Whoredom
(Whore"dom) n. [OE. hordom; cf. Icel. hrdmr.]
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