to horsewhip
1
8.7
- verb
- /ˈhɔrsˌwɪp/
- Offensive
:
azotar
- You can't horsewhip him in this day and age.
Examples
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Boy, it would give me a world of satisfaction to horsewhip you, Virgil!
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You will go and horsewhip him immediately.
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If you don't go, he'll horsewhip you.
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I'll warn you once more: If you ever touch my daughter... ...I'll horsewhip you till hell won't have it!
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If you've ruined my instruments, I'll horsewhip you, so help me.
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Patrick Trevarren would horsewhip him for that, and be justified in doing so.
Fiction book (1994) -
"I'd like to horsewhip that Clayton Reed," Molly said.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'll grab that gut-sprung cracker by the seat of his pants and march him down the street and horsewhip him, growled Papa, right in front of this whole mealymouthed town!
Fiction book (1990) -
Franken was already calling into question his honor, and under the old dispensation, his victim would have been perfectly within his rights to box the man's ears, horsewhip him, or otherwise administer some humiliating physical chastisement.
Academic text (2002) -
He threatened to horsewhip the intruder if he didn't leave his property.
Synonyms
36
4.8
To hit something forcefully with a whip
18
8.3
Hit someone with a whip or stick as punishment
To beat someone with a heavy leather whip as punishment
To hit with a long flexible whip to make cattle move
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Horsewhip as a verb comes from the same idea: it means to 'hit' or beat someone with a horsewhip. So, to horsewhip someone is to strike them with a whip made for horses.