/wɪp/
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Translation
A long thin piece of leather or rope on a handle, used to make animals move.
Word origin
From Middle English wippen, meaning to move or swing quickly, related to Dutch wippen.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- wippen
Grammar
Gender
Pluralwhips
Examples
rider cracked faster.
A "whip" is a long thin strip of leather on a handle.
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"Whips" is the plural form.
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As a verb, "whip" can mean to beat food very fast.
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