as in straps
a long thin or flexible tool for striking
a 100-year-old whip that was once used by a coachman
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as in hides
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him
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as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin
we whipped them 13-0 in the last game
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as in swings
to change the course or direction of (something)
any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home
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as in licks
to strike repeatedly
huge raindrops whipped the windows
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Recent Examples of whips
Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Prayer mats lie next to heavy artillery; smoke billows from parked whips; backstabbers get cut first.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
Shang-Jin Wei from Columbia University and Columbia Business School along with Yifan Zhou from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University looked at lawmakers who ascended to leadership posts, such as Speaker of the House as well as House and Senate floor leaders, whips, and conference/caucus chairs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
WASP-39b is about the size of Saturn and whips around its sunlike star once every four days; that broiling orbit heats the planet’s dayside to 1,430 degrees Fahrenheit (776 degrees Celsius).
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
But Siepierski also concluded that the mansion probably was a brothel, based on what the neighbors said and the volume of racy lingerie, high heels, leather, whips and correspondence.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The results could help scientists plan future Mars missions by accounting for the troublesome dust that coats rover solar panels and whips across landing sites during descent, the researchers say.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
My focus was always trying to bring the kind of complexities of the kink world to the screen…trying to find the warmth in that community rather than be like Prince Albert, whips, chains, and gags.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
The wind whips, the vegetation snaps, the electrical towers howl.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Marty whips off his sport coat and throws it in the crowd.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
As WASP-121b whips around its star once every 30 hours, intense radiation from its stellar parent heats its atmosphere to around 4,200 degrees Fahrenheit (2,300 degrees Celsius).
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
FlyHouse’s founder whips out his phone during a zoom call, focusing on the FriendShare feature, to set up a charter flight.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
Hoosier Mama Pie Company whips pumpkin for a chiffon pie, blends it with ginger for a cheesecake, swirls it together with chocolate for a twist on chess pie and even fuses it with apple for a sour cream Dutch apple pie with walnuts.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Yet without a single footwork adjustment, Cherki trots up and nonchalantly whips a half-volley into the top corner.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
The wind whips across the peak, marked as per usual around here with a pile of stones and colorful prayer flags tied to the top like sails on the mast of a ship.
—Joe Baur, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
In the video, Campos whips her long hair in disbelief.
—Christina Noriega, Refinery29, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Verb
Or whips around his defender in a bold pirouette.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for whips
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This is prime Allen — the reigning MVP, at 29 years old, is still in command of all his physical gifts and has developed an understanding beyond almost all who put straps to chins.—
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The standout feature for this backpack is its Wingjacket Protection, which includes flexible compression straps and padded sidewalls that protect and compress your items to minimize the bag’s overall size.—
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And while Americans’ overall ideological self-identification looks stable in the aggregate (37% very conservative/conservative, 34% moderate, 25% very liberal/liberal), a January 2025 Gallup poll shows that this steadiness hides tectonic tensions tugging beneath the surface.—
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Now, Scieszka’s debut filters Tuck Everlasting-esque immortality through the social media age—examining how someone hides their eternal lifespan from facial recognition technology and venture capitalists looking to capitalize upon family property and the ultimate anti-aging secrets.—
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Ukraine bombs Russian energy infrastructure to defend civilians and destroy the Kremlin war machine.—
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Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.—
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Forcefully thrust your hips forward to return to standing so that the bell swings up in front of you.—
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When the rudder is put over, the stern swings out first, so that if the vessel is in restricted waters, trying to avoid something ahead can result in hitting something behind.—
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Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.—
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Everybody licks the big pink flesh wall.—
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Posted to the account @maisythemarshmallow on September 19, the video shows the dog, named Maisy, lying calmly as the cat snuggles up and licks her face.—
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To rejuvenate an older plant, cut 50 to 75% of the oldest, thickest canes back to the ground to allow for new shoots to develop.—
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Wait until mid-to-late November to remove dead or diseased canes and reduce the overall size of the rose plant.—
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At some point, Alice slashes the tires on Rachel’s car.—
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There, Constance slashes her face with a knife.—
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“Whips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whips. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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