| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | whip, lash |
| Synonyms: | beat, belt, cane, castigate, chastise, ferule, flagellate, flax, flay, give the cat o'nine tails, hide, hit, larrup, lather, leather, paddle, scourge, spank, strike, stripe, tan one's hide, thrash, trounce, wax, whack, whale, whomp, whop |