whip

whip is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular whip

Plural whips

A whip

1. A whip is a long, thin leather instrument. A person uses it, with very quick motion, to give pain. A person uses it on a horse or another person as punishment.

   When the horse sees the whip in the person's hand, the horse gets scared and runs far away.

Verb

Plain form whip

Third-person singular whips

Past tense whipped

Past participle whipped

Present participle whipping

1. To hit with a whip.

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