WHAP

{ Whap (?), Whop }, v. i. [[Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate, E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.]] To throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over. Bartlett. ☞ This word is used adverbially in the north of England, as in the United States, when anything vanishes, or is gone suddenly; as, whap went the cigar out of my mouth.