crush vs whip

crush and whip both are nouns.

crush and whip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crush	Yes	No	Yes	No
whip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, whip is a hyponym of crush; that is, whip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crush:

crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
whip: defeat thoroughly

Other hyponyms of crush include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

crush (noun)	whip (noun)
the act of crushing	a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
temporary love of an adolescent	an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
a dense crowd of people	(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated	a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
	a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

crush (verb)	whip (verb)
break into small pieces	subject to harsh criticism
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure	defeat thoroughly
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	beat severely with a whip or rod
make ineffective	whip with or as if with a wire whisk
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition	strike as if by whipping
crush or bruise	thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

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