All horsewhipping synonyms
noun horsewhipping
- lashing β the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- whipping β an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
- beating β If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
- caning β a beating with a cane as a punishment
- flagellation β the act or process of flagellating.
- flailing β an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- thrashing β an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow.
verb horsewhipping
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- batter β If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
- buffet β A buffet is a meal of cold food that is displayed on a long table at a party or public occasion. Guests usually serve themselves from the table.
- chastise β If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- knock β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- pummelled β to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- pummel β to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- smack β Arthur, 1863β1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
- baste β If you baste meat, you pour hot fat and the juices from the meat itself over it while it is cooking.
- dash β If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- drum β a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- flagellate β to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
- flay β to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
- flog β to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- hammer β Armand, 1898β1990, U.S. businessman and art patron.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- hit β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- horsewhip β a whip for controlling horses.
- lam β to beat; thrash.
- lather β a worker who puts up laths.
- pound β Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- scourge β a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- strap β a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- strike β to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- thrash β to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- whale β any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
- wear out β the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear; I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; I had to throw away the shirt after only three wears.
- punish β to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- afflict β If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
- belt β A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
- cane β Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make furniture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make sugar.
- castigate β If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- curse β If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.
- discipline β training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- excoriate β Censure or criticize severely.
- flail β an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- harass β to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- lambaste β to beat or whip severely.
- lash β an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.
- penalize β to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- penalise β to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- plague β French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.