English noun: whipping |
1. | whipping (act) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment |
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| Synonyms | flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning |
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| Broader (hypernym) | beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | horsewhipping, self-flagellation |
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2. | whipping (event) a sound defeat |
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| Synonyms | debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping |
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| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, licking |
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3. | whipping (artifact) a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally |
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| Synonyms | whipstitch, whipstitching |
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| Broader (hypernym) | embroidery stitch, sewing stitch |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | overcast, overcasting |
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4. | whipping (act) the act of overcoming or outdoing |
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| Synonyms | beating |
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| Broader (hypernym) | combat, fight, fighting, scrap |
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