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Synonyms for larrup

Grammar : Verb

Spell : lar-uh p

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlær əp

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Définition of larrup

Origin : "to beat, thrash," 1823, of unknown origin, possibly related to Dutch larpen "to thrash." First mentioned as a Suffolk dialect word.

As in attack : verb assault physically
As in rout : verb defeat overwhelmingly
As in spank : verb slap, usually on bottom
As in whip : verb hit repeatedly
As in flog : verb whip, lash
As in hit : verb strike

Example sentences :

Well, she give him a larrup over the face with her whip that cut the hide!
Extract from : « The Rustler of Wind River » by G. W. Ogden

If you had'nt been punished a bit already, wouldn't I larrup you neither?
Extract from : « A Book of Ghosts » by Sabine Baring-Gould

When dey got him back to de house, dey would buckle him down over a barrel and larrup him wid a plaited whup.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1 » by Work Projects Administration

Well, I hope to de Lawd you'll fin' dat rascal an' larrup him ontwell he cain't stan' straight.
Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar

He speak to his fader, and he curse and swear awful, and stand wid de rifle close by and tell dat son ob his to larrup Jake.
Extract from : « True to the Old Flag » by G. A. Henty

I had to larrup outa you that trick you had when you was young o' gobblin' your own harness when you wasn't watched.
Extract from : « Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North » by Fullerton Waldo

Toby,” says she, “go and see the old gentleman; perhaps it might comfort him to larrup you a little.
Extract from : « Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 1, July 17, 1841 » by Various

He'd larrup a spell, an' then he'd set back; an' then he'd lean over an' try it agin, harder'n ever.
Extract from : « David Harum » by Edward Noyes Westcott

Be all th' saints in glory I'll larrup th' head off iv yez—or I w'u'd if I wasn't afraid ye'd buck me onto the roof.
Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm

She worked me to death and wouldn't give me half enough to eat, and she used to larrup me 'most every day.
Extract from : « Rainbow Valley » by Lucy Maud Montgomery

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