thrash vs whip

thrash and whip both are nouns.

thrash and whip both are verbs.

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

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

thrash: move or stir about violently
whip: thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

thrash (noun)	whip (noun)
a swimming kick used while treading water	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

thrash (verb)	whip (verb)
give a thrashing to; beat hard	subject to harsh criticism
beat the seeds out of a grain	defeat thoroughly
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight	beat severely with a whip or rod
dance the slam dance	whip with or as if with a wire whisk
move or stir about violently	strike as if by whipping
beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all	thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation

Difference between thrash and whip

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