whipping

Noun
  1. Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment (synset 101165537)
    is a type of: beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
    subtypes:
    same as: flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning
  2. A sound defeat (synset 107491763)
    is a type of: defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
    same as: debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping
  3. A sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally (synset 104585845)
    is a type of: embroidery stitch, sewing stitch - a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
    subtypes: overcast, overcasting - a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
    same as: whipstitch, whipstitching
  4. The act of overcoming or outdoing (synset 101178709)
    is a type of: combat, fight, fighting, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    same as: beating
Adjective
  1. Smart and fashionable (synset 302288414)
    "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"
    similar to: spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
    same as: snappy

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