1. (

• whipping ,
• tanning ,
• flogging ,
• lashing ,
• flagellation

) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment ;

2. (

• thrashing ,
• walloping ,
• debacle ,
• drubbing ,
• slaughter ,
• trouncing ,
• whipping

) a sound defeat ;

3. (

• whipstitch ,
• whipping ,
• whipstitching

) a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally ;

4. (

• beating ,
• whipping ,

) the act of overcoming or outdoing ;

1. (

• flog ,
• welt ,
• whip ,
• lather ,
• lash ,
• slash ,
• strap ,
• trounce

) beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" ;

2. (

• worst ,
• pip ,
• mop_up ,
• whip ,
• rack_up

) defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" ;

3. (

• whip

) thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind" ;

4. (

• whip ,
• lash

) strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" ;

5. (

• whisk ,
• whip ,

) whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" ;

6. (

• blister ,
• scald ,
• whip

) subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" ;

1. (

• snappy ,
• whipping

) smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines" ;