whip
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(noun) a quick blow with a whip |
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Synonyms: lash, whiplash |
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Related Words: blow |
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(verb) strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" |
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Synonyms: lash |
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Related Words: strike |
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(verb) thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind" |
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Related Words: convulse, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss |
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(noun) an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping |
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Related Words: cat, cat-o'-nine-tails, horsewhip, hunting crop, instrument, knout, quirt, riding crop, scourge, strap |
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(noun) a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline |
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Synonyms: party whip |
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Related Words: legislator |
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(verb) scorch with words; "blistering criticism; whipping comments" |
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Synonyms: blister |
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Related Words: assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe |
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(verb) whip; "whisk the eggs" |
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Synonyms: whisk |
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Related Words: beat, scramble |
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(verb) beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students" |
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Synonyms: flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt |
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Related Words: beat, beat up, birch, cat, cowhide, flagellate, horsewhip, scourge |
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(verb) colloquial usage; defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" |
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Synonyms: mop up, pip, rack up, worst |
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Related Words: beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish |
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