what does whip mean?
WHIP as NOUN
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Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
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Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
WHIP as VERB
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- subject to harsh criticism
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- The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
- the professor scaled the students
- your invectives scorched the community
Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- He mopped up the floor with his opponents
Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The curtain whipped her face
Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- beat severely with a whip or rod
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- The teacher often flogged the students
- The children were severely trounced
Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
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Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
See Also
- Meaning
- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
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- The tall grass whipped in the wind
Hypernyms(s) whip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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