Main entry: tanning, whipping, lashing, flagellation, flogging
Definition: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Definition: the act of overcoming or outdoing
Main entry: whipping, whipstitch, whipstitching
Definition: a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
Main entry: slaughter, whipping, walloping, trouncing, thrashing, debacle, drubbing
Definition: a sound defeat
Definition: smart and fashionable
Usage: snappy conversation; some sharp and whipping lines