Definition of whipping

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whipping - 13 definitions

- noun
1. whipping -- beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
synonyms: tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. thrashing -- a sound defeat
synonyms: thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. whipstitch -- a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
synonyms: whipstitch, whipstitching
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. beating -- the act of overcoming or outdoing
synonyms: beating
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. whipping, flogging -- material used to whip
synonyms: flogging, whippings
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- verb
6. flog -- beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
synonyms: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. worst -- defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
synonyms: worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. whip -- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
synonyms: whip
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. whip -- strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
synonyms: whip, lash
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. whisk -- whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"
synonyms: whisk, whip
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. blister -- subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
synonyms: blister, scald, whip
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. whip, birch -- to strike with a whip
synonyms: whip, birch, whips, whipt, whipped, unwhipped, feague, firk
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
13. snappy -- smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"
synonyms: snappy
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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