Whipping - Definition

whipping

adj 1: smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp
and whipping lines" [syn: snappy, whipping]
n 1: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of
punishment [syn: whipping, tanning, flogging,
lashing, flagellation]
2: a sound defeat [syn: thrashing, walloping, debacle,
drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping]
3: a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally [syn:
whipstitch, whipping, whipstitching]
4: the act of overcoming or outdoing [syn: beating,
whipping]

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