/ wʌp; NAmE / verb
( -pp- ) [ vn ] ( informal , especially US ) to defeat sb easily in a game, a fight, an election, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: variant of whip .
/ wʌp; NAmE / verb
( -pp- ) [ vn ] ( informal , especially US ) to defeat sb easily in a game, a fight, an election, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: variant of whip .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005