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verb

present tense third-person singular of rawhide
as in hides
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible the desperados rawhided their horses in a futile attempt to outride the posse pursuing them

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noun

plural of rawhide
as in cowhides

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  1. hides
  2. straps
  3. whips
  4. crops
  5. slashes
Verb
  • Walruses were once hunted in vast numbers, for their blubber, hides and ivory, driving them close to extinction in Svalbard’s waters, before hunting was banned in 1952.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • There clearly continues to be something very evocative about the idea that all the mundane pop-culture ephemera from one’s youth hides something darker.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hides
Noun
  • On September 2, the singer and actress was spotted in Manhattan wearing a long, bold dress with the daintiest straps.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The justice advocate dressed in a floor-length black column dress with a ruched detail and dual straps.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of straps
Verb
  • Instead of floating crosses in, Saka either whips his deliveries low near the six-yard box or works a slightly more central position to cut the ball back with a firmer connection.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Definition of whips
Noun
  • Just as many were making decisions about their crops, fertilizer prices soared, peaking in April at 44% higher than before the war, according to the World Bank’s price index.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Conventional fungicides like chlorothalonil (Daconil) and others are labeled for specific crops and diseases.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of crops
Verb
  • Critics argue the effort slashes the limited due process immigrants receive.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Applying this rule to back-to-school clothes, summer swimwear, and winter boots takes minimal extra effort (plus a little storage space) and slashes kid clothing budgets in half.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026
Definition of slashes
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