Whoop — Defs

01 n. The hoopoe.

1.
The hoopoe.(Zool.)

02 v. i. To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl.

imp. & p. p. Whooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Whooping

1.
To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl.
“Each whooping with a merry shout.” — Wordsworth.

“When naught was heard but now and then the howl Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl.” — W. Browne.
2.
To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.

03 v. t. To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.

1.
To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
“And suffered me by the voice of slaves to be Whooped out of Rome.” — Shak.

04 n. A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of …

1.
A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl.
“A fox, crossing the road, drew off a considerable detachment, who clapped spurs to their horses, and pursued him with whoops and halloos.” — Addison.

“The whoop of the crane.” — Longfellow.
2.
A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.