flagellate vs whip
whip vs flagellateflagellate and whip both are nouns.
flagellate is an adjective but whip is not an adjective.
flagellate and whip both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flagellate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| whip | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
whip is a hypernym of
flagellate; that is, whip is a
word with a broader meaning than flagellate:
- flagellate: whip
- whip: beat severely with a whip or rod
| flagellate (noun) | whip (noun) |
|---|---|
| a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals | a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object |
| an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping | |
| (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club | |
| 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 |
| flagellate (adjective) | whip (adjective) |
|---|---|
| having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) |
| flagellate (verb) | whip (verb) |
|---|---|
| whip | subject to harsh criticism |
| defeat thoroughly | |
| beat severely with a whip or rod | |
| whip with or as if with a wire whisk | |
| strike as if by whipping | |
| thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash |
Words related to "flagellate"
- Costia necatrix
- Flagellata
- Leishmania
- Mastigophora
- class Flagellata
- class Mastigophora
- costia
- dinoflagellate
- flagellant
- flagellate protozoan
- flagellated
- flagellated protozoan
- flagellation
- flagellum
- flog
- genus Leishmania
- giardia
- hypermastigote
- lash
- lash-like
- lather
- mastigophoran
- mastigophore
- polymastigote
- protozoan
- protozoon
- scourge
- slash
- strap
- trichomonad
- trounce
- welt
- whip
- whiplike
- zooflagellate
- zoomastigote
Words related to "whip"
- afters
- assail
- assault
- attack
- beat
- beat out
- beat up
- birch
- blister
- blow
- cat
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- convulse
- cookery
- cooking
- cowhide
- crop
- crush
- dessert
- flagellate
- flagellum
- flexibility
- flexibleness
- flog
- golf
- golf game
- horsewhip
- hunting crop
- hunting whip
- instrument
- jactitate
- knout
- lash
- lash out
- lather
- leather
- legislator
- mop up
- party whip
- pip
- preparation
- prune whip
- quirt
- rack up
- riding crop
- round
- scald
- scorch
- scourge
- scramble
- shell
- slash
- snipe
- stock
- strap
- strike
- sweet
- switch
- thong
- thrash
- thrash about
- thresh
- thresh about
- toss
- trounce
- urticate
- vanquish
- welt
- whip up
- whiplash
- whipper
- whipping
- whisk
- work over
- worst
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