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whip
An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
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noun
An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
noun
A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
noun
A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
noun
(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
noun
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
“The whip raised a red welt”
verb
Beat severely with a whip or rod
“The teacher often flogged the students”
verb
Defeat thoroughly
“He mopped up the floor with his opponents”
verb
Thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
“The tall grass whipped in the wind”
verb
Strike as if by whipping
“The curtain whipped her face”
verb
Whip with or as if with a wire whisk
“Whisk the eggs”
verb
Subject to harsh criticism
“The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday”
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The whip raised a red welt
The teacher often flogged the students
The children were severely trounced
He mopped up the floor with his opponents
The tall grass whipped in the wind
The curtain whipped her face
Whisk the eggs
The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
The professor scaled the students
Your invectives scorched the community
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