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🐄 A long whip 🐄 To whip
to bullwhip

to bullwhip

8.8
To hit with a long flexible whip to make cattle move
  • verb
  • /ˈbʊlˌwɪp/
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  • The cowboy bullwhipped the cattle to get them moving toward the pasture.

Examples

  • He bullwhipped the cattle to guide them.

  • The cowboy bullwhipped the air to get the cattle moving.

  • He bullwhipped the post to show the strength of the leather.

  • During the demonstration, she skillfully bullwhipped the rope to make a loud crack.

  • The cowboy bullwhips the herd into motion.

  • During the show, he bullwhipped the ground to demonstrate how the whip can control the herd.

  • To round up the strays, she bullwhipped the air, creating a loud crack that startled them.

Synonyms

to horsewhip
vsto bullwhip
  • Offensive
1 8.7

To hit someone with a long leather strap used to guide horses

is used to move or control cattle rather than to strike animals
to bullhide
vsto bullwhip
  • Offensive
9.9

To beat someone or an animal hard with a whip made from bull skin

is used mainly to move or control cattle rather than for severe beating

Antonyms

caress
14 3.8

A gentle touch that shows affection

How Hard

to bullwhip
8.8
to flog
  • NSFW
18 8.3
to beat
  • NSFW
∞ 1.2
whip
32 2.5
to hit
∞ 1.0
to tap
174 1.0

Surface Forms

bullwhip infinitive
bullwhipped past
bullwhipped past participle
bullwhipping present participle
bullwhips third person singular

Morphology

bullwhip = bullwhip (transparent) = bull + whip

The verb is a straightforward zero-derivation from the noun 'bullwhip', meaning to use a bullwhip on something.

Etymology

Bullwhip as a verb comes from using a bullwhip in the field; to bullwhip means 'to strike with a long whip' or to force animals to move by cracking it.