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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

whomp up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (slang, transitive) To produce quickly, particularly a meal.
    • Why don't I just whomp up some scrambled eggs while you're waiting?
    • I whomped up a batch of fried rice with tofu, miscellaneous vegetables, and rehydrated egg whites, which wasn't bad despite the fact that we're all out of soy sauce. 2010, David Levine, The Mars Diaries, page 284:
  2. (slang, transitive) To incite or generate.
    • The artist's latest stunt was obviously an attempt to whomp up some cheap publicity.

Forms

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whomped up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
whomped up Tense=Past lexicographic
whomping up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
whomps up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
womp up alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

cook up · whip up · rustle up