whip vs cowhide

whip and cowhide both are nouns.

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

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

whip: an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
cowhide: a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow

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

Other hyponyms of whip include flagellate, scourge, leather, horsewhip, switch, cat, birch.

whip (noun)	cowhide (noun)
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object	a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping	leather made from the hide of a cow
(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club	the hide of a cow
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

whip (verb)	cowhide (verb)
subject to harsh criticism	flog with a cowhide
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