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larrup

/ˈlæɹ.əp//ˈlæ.ɹəp/

larrup verb: to beat or thrash.

Verb

larrup (third-person singular simple present larrups, present participle larruping or (rare) larrupping, simple past and past participle larruped or (rare) larrupped)

  1. (transitive) To beat or thrash.
    • ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
    • ‘A kid like that oughtn’t to be mixed up with things,’ Ida said. ‘If he was mine I’d just larrup it out of him.’1938, Graham Greene, Brighton Rock

Noun

larrup (countable and uncountable, plural larrups)

  1. (countable) A blow or smack.
    • That way, you got the perfect four-in-one gauge every time. If you were caught doing it any other way, you got a larrup round the lughole or a kick up the khyber.2013, Ken Sears, The Boy From Treacle Bumstead
  2. (uncountable) backchat or rudeness
    • Oi, less of your larrup!

Synonyms of larrup

All synonyms of larrup

Forms of larrup

Verb
third-person singular presentlarrups
present participlelarruping
past participlelarruped
pastlarruped
present participle (rare)larrupping
past participle (rare)larrupped
past (rare)larrupped
Noun
plurallarrups

Origin of larrup

Uncertain. Many dictionaries suggest a connection with Dutch larpen (“to thresh with flails”).

Words formed from larrup

Questions about larrup

What does larrup mean?
Larrup means to beat or thrash.
What part of speech is larrup?
Larrup can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce larrup?
Larrup is pronounced /ˈlæ.ɹəp/ (UK).
What is the past tense of larrup?
The past tense of larrup is larruped.

Words near larrup in the dictionary

  1. Larrivees
  2. larroone
  3. larroones
  4. Larrow
  5. Larrows
  6. larrup
  7. larruped
  8. larruper
  9. larrupers
  10. larrupin
  11. larrupin'

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