snipe vs whip

snipe and whip both are nouns.

snipe and whip both are verbs.

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

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

snipe: attack in speech or writing
whip: subject to harsh criticism

Other hyponyms of snipe include abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout, claw, vitriol, rip, whang, barrage, bombard, blister, scald, scorch, rubbish.

snipe (noun)	whip (noun)
a gunshot from a concealed location	a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks	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

snipe (verb)	whip (verb)
attack in speech or writing	subject to harsh criticism
aim and shoot with great precision	defeat thoroughly
hunt or shoot snipe	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

Difference between snipe and whip

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