whip

whip
/(h)wip/

Noun
A strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for flogging or beating a person or for urging on an animal.

Verb
Beat (a person or animal) with a whip or similar instrument, esp. as a punishment or to urge them on.

Synonyms
noun. lash – scourge – horsewhip – knout verb. lash – flog – scourge – beat – thrash – whisk