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Synonyms of whip
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- a 100-year-old whip that was once used by a coachman
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whip
verbSynonyms of whip (Entry 2 of 2)
- whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him
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- we whipped them 13-0 in the last game
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- beat,
- best,
- conquer,
- dispatch,
- hurdle,
- lick,
- master,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overmatch,
- prevail (over),
- subdue,
- surmount,
- take,
- throw,
- triumph (over),
- win (against),
- worst
- ace (out),
- better,
- eclipse,
- exceed,
- outdistance,
- outdo,
- outfight,
- outshine,
- outstrip,
- overtop,
- surpass,
- top,
- transcend
- edge (out),
- nose out,
- pip
- [British]
Phrases Synonymous with whip
- any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home
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- huge raindrops whipped the windows
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- bash,
- baste,
- bat,
- batter,
- beat,
- belabor,
- belt,
- birch,
- bludgeon,
- buffet,
- bung up,
- club,
- curry,
- do,
- drub,
- fib
- [British],
- flog,
- hammer,
- hide,
- lace,
- lambaste
- (or lambast),
- lash,
- lather,
- lick,
- maul,
- mess (up),
- paddle,
- pelt,
- pommel,
- pound,
- pummel,
- punch out,
- rough (up),
- slate,
- slog,
- switch,
- tan,
- thrash,
- thresh,
- thump,
- tromp,
- wallop,
- whale,
- whop
- (or whap),
- whup,
- work over
Words Related to whip
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- beset,
- box,
- bust,
- chop,
- clobber,
- clout,
- crack,
- cudgel,
- cuff,
- descend (on or upon),
- hit,
- jump (on),
- knock,
- lam,
- lay on,
- paste,
- pounce (on or upon),
- punch,
- raid,
- rush,
- slam,
- slap,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- spank,
- storm,
- swat,
- swipe,
- thwack,
- whack,
- wham,
- whomp
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“Whip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whip. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of whip was in the 14th century
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