[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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. zool.
   a european bird of the genus upupa upupa epops, having
   a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure,
   and a slender down-curving bill. called also hoop, whoop.
   the name is also applied to several other species of the same
   genus and allied genera.
see also:
upupa upupa epops hoop whoop 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

   2. to whoop, as in whooping cough. see whoop.
      1913 webster

   hooping cough. med. see whooping cough.
      1913 webster
see also:
whoop whoop hooping cough whooping cough 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

whoop \whoop\, n. see hoopoe. zool.
   the hoopoe.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

whoop \whoop\, v. i. imp.  p. p. whooped; p. pr.  vb. n.
   whooping. oe. houpen. see hoop, v. i.
   1913 webster
   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.
      1913 webster

            each whooping with a merry shout.     --wordsworth.
      1913 webster

            when naught was heard but now and then the howl
            of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl. --w.
                                                  browne.
      1913 webster

   2. to cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in
      whooping cough.
      1913 webster
see also:
whooped whooping hoop 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

whoop \whoop\, v. t.
   to insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
   1913 webster

         and suffered me by the voice of slaves to be
         whooped out of rome.                     --shak.
   1913 webster
   1913 webster

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

            a fox, crossing the road, drew off a considerable
            detachment, who clapped spurs to their horses, and
            pursued him with whoops and halloos.  --addison.
      1913 webster

            the whoop of the crane.               --longfellow.
      1913 webster

   2. a loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration,
      as in whooping cough.
      1913 webster

[7] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
hack 

[8] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

42 moby thesaurus words for "whoop":
   ace, bark, battle cry, bawl, bellow, call, caterwaul, cheer, cry,
   damn, hail, halloo, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, jot, lota,
   modicum, rallying cry, ray, roar, scream, screech, shout, shred,
   shriek, squall, squawk, squeal, war cry, war whoop, whit, yammer,
   yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yo-ho, yowl

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