whoa (third-person singular simple present whoas, present participle whoaing, simple past and past participle whoaed) (transitive) To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa". He was whoaing the horses loudly, and they did seem to be going faster than usual—in fact, they were galloping. More @Wikipedia
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