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Another word for whip

Verb

  1. To punish with blows or lashes

    2. See also:

    reward

    attack

  2. To mix rapidly to a frothy consistency

    3. See also:

    repetition

    assemble

  3. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition

    4. Idioms:
    See also:

    win

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Another word for whip

Verb

  1. To flog

    2. See also:

    punish

    beat

  2. *To defeat

    3. See also:

    defeat

  3. To stir

    4. See also:

    beat

    mix

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Sentence Examples

  • She hefted the whip and started working on another area of tall grass.

  • His new pa would whip him good, he said.

  • What kind of snack could she whip up in fifteen minutes?

  • "Oh, the devil!" exclaimed Denisov angrily, and showing his teeth he struck his horse three times with his whip, splashing himself and his comrades with mud.

  • The Statute of the Six Articles (' 1 539), " the whip with six strings," was the outcome of the retrograde policy which distinguished the latter years of Henry VIII.

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