A long, thin piece of leather or rope with a handle, used for hitting animals or people.
Shared component: whip · to strike
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whip
to strike
Related forms: whip · 4 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixes(of cream or other food) beaten into a light, fluffy mass
whip+ped
Shared component: whip · to strike
The act of beating a person or animal with a whip as a punishment or to make them go faster.
whip+p+ing
Shared component: whip · to strike
A young person who is confident and does not show enough respect to older people, often in a way that is amusing or annoying.
whip+per+snapper
Shared component: whip · to strike