Synonyms: tanning, whipping, lashing, flagellation, flogging
Definition: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Similar words: trouncing, thrashing, whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, lacing
Definition: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Definition: the act of overcoming or outdoing
Similar words: scrap, combat, fight, fighting
Definition: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Usage: a fight broke out at the hockey game; there was fighting in the streets; the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
Synonyms: whipping, whipstitch, whipstitching
Definition: a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
Similar words: sewing stitch, embroidery stitch
Definition: a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
Synonyms: slaughter, whipping, walloping, trouncing, thrashing, debacle, drubbing
Definition: a sound defeat
Similar words: licking, defeat
Definition: an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
Usage: it was a narrow defeat; the army's only defeat; they suffered a convincing licking
Definition: smart and fashionable
Usage: snappy conversation; some sharp and whipping lines
Similar words: spirited
Definition: displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness