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

[ Syn: tanning , flogging , lashing , flagellation ]

a sound defeat

[ Syn: thrashing , walloping , debacle , drubbing , slaughter , trouncing ]

a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally

[ Syn: whipstitch , whipstitching ]

the act of overcoming or outdoing

[ Syn: beating ]

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

[ Syn: snappy ]