Whip: meaning, definitions and examples
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whip
[ wษชp ]
to strike or beat with a whip
To whip means to strike or beat with a whip or similar instrument. It can also mean to move or go quickly, often with a swishing sound.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The taskmaster would whip the slaves to make them work faster.
- The wind whipped through the trees, creating an eerie sound.
Translations
Translations of the word "whip" in other languages:
๐ต๐น chicote
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคพเคฌเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช Peitsche
๐ฎ๐ฉ cambuk
๐บ๐ฆ ะฑะฐััะณ
๐ต๐ฑ bicz
๐ฏ๐ต ้ญ
๐ซ๐ท fouet
๐ช๐ธ lรกtigo
๐น๐ท kฤฑrbaรง
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฑ์ฐ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุณูุท
๐จ๐ฟ biฤ
๐ธ๐ฐ biฤ
๐จ๐ณ ้ญๅญ
๐ธ๐ฎ biฤ
๐ฎ๐ธ svipa
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐะผัั
๐ฌ๐ช แฌแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qamรงฤฑ
๐ฒ๐ฝ lรกtigo
Etymology
The word 'whip' originated from Old English 'wippe' and is related to Old Norse 'vippa' and Middle Low German 'wippen', all of which mean to move quickly. The use of whips as tools for directing or striking dates back thousands of years and has been prevalent in various cultures for different purposes.