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to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible<whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him>Synonymsbirch, cowhide, flagellate, flail, flog, hide, horsewhip, lash, rawhide, scourge, slash, switch, tan, thrash, whaleRelated Wordscane, club, cudgel; stripe; bang, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clout, crack, cuff, hit, knock, lam, paste, punch, slap, slug, smack, smite, sock, spank, swat, swipe, thwack, wallop, whack; bash, batter, belt, bludgeon, buffet, bung, drub, hammer, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pound, pummel, rough, thump
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to defeat by a large margin<we whipped them 13-0 in the last game>Synonymsclobber, drub, rout, skunk, snow under, thrash, trim, trounce, wallopRelated Wordsbeat, best, conquer, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst; crush, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, vanquish; exceed, outdo, surpass
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to achieve a victory over<a bad habit that you need to whip>— see beat 2
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to change the course or direction of (something)<any more complaints and Iʼm whipping this car around and heading back home>— see turn 2
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to move or cause to move with a striking motion<her hair whipped in the wind>— see flap
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to strike repeatedly<threatened to whip them if they didnʼt behave>— see beat 1
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