7  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whoop  \Whoop\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Whooped};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Whooping}.]  [OE.  houpen.  See  {Hoop},  v.  i.] 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whoop  \Whoop\,  n.  [See  Hoopoe.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  The  hoopoe. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whoop  \Whoop\,  v.  t. 
  To  insult  with  shouts;  to  chase  with  derision. 
 
  And  suffered  me  by  the  voice  of  slaves  to  be  Whooped 
  out  of  Rome.  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whoop  \Whoop\,  n. 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Hoopoe  \Hoop"oe\,  Hoopoo  \Hoop"oo\,  n.  [So  called  from  its  cry; 
  cf  L.  upupa,  Gr  ?,  D.  hop,  F.  huppe;  cf  also  G. 
  wiedenhopf  OHG.  wituhopfo  lit.,  wood  hopper.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  European  bird  of  the  genus  {Upupa}  ({U.  epops}),  having  a 
  beautiful  crest,  which  it  can  erect  or  depress  at  pleasure. 
  Called  also  {hoop},  {whoop}.  The  name  is  also  applied  to 
  several  other  species  of  the  same  genus  and  allied  genera. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Hoop  \Hoop\,  v.  i.  [OE.  houpen;  cf  F.  houper  to  hoop,  to  shout; 
  --  a  hunting  term,  prob.  fr  houp,  an  interj.  used  in 
  calling.  Cf  {Whoop}.] 
  1.  To  utter  a  loud  cry,  or  a  sound  imitative  of  the  word  by 
  way  of  call  or  pursuit;  to  shout.  [Usually  written 
  {whoop}.] 
 
  2.  To  whoop,  as  in  whooping  cough.  See  {Whoop}. 
 
  {Hooping  cough}.  (Med.)  See  {Whooping  cough}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  whoop 
  n  :  a  loud  hooting  cry  of  exultation  or  excitement 
  v  1:  shout,  as  if  with  joy  or  enthusiasm;  "The  children  whooped 
  when  they  were  led  to  the  picnic  table" 
  2:  cough  spasmodically;  "The  patient  with  emphysema  is  hacking 
  all  day"  [syn:  {hack}] 

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