larrup

ˈlærəp

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Definition of larrup - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

spanking

Dated

spank someone as a form of discipline

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The parent decided to larrup the child for misbehaving.

spank

thrash

whip

severe beating

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beat or thrash someone severely

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He threatened to larrup the thief caught in his barn..

thrash

whip

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Origin of larrup

Unknown origin, possibly dialectal

Examples of larrup in a sentence

The teacher would never larrup a student, no matter what.
The bully threatened to larrup the smaller kids.
He would larrup anyone who crossed him.

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French:corriger, rouer de coups, ...
German:versohlen, verprügeln, ...
Italian:sculacciare, bastonare, ...
Spanish:azotar, golpear severamente, ...
Portuguese:bater, surrar, ...
Chinese:打, 痛打, ...
Japanese:叩く, ひどく殴る, ...
Arabic:ضَرَبَ عَلَى المُؤَخِّرَة, ضَرَبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכּוֹת, ...
Russian:шлёпать, сильно избить, ...
Ukrainian:шльопати, бити сильно, ...
Hindi:पीटना, कूटना, ...
Bengali:চড় মারা, প্রচণ্ড মারধর করা, ...
Catalan:bufetejar, apallissar, ...
Czech:naplácat, zmlátit, ...
Danish:give smæk, banke, ...
Dutch:slaan, mishandelen, ...
Greek:χτυπώ, χτυπώ άγρια, ...
Hungarian:elfenekelni, elverni, ...
Khmer:វាយកំប៉េះគូទ, វាយដំយ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ...
Korean:때리다, 세게 때리다, ...
Persian:تنبیه کرد, کتک زدن, ...
Polish:dać klapsa, zbić, ...
Portuguese (BR):castigar, surrar, ...
Romanian:a bate, a bate zdravăn, ...
Swedish:aga, prygle, ...
Thai:ตี, ตีอย่างแรง, ...
Turkish:dövmek, sertçe dövmek, ...
Vietnamese:đánh đòn, đánh đập, ...

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