whip vs crush

whip and crush both are nouns.

whip and crush both are verbs.

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

As verbs, crush is a hypernym of whip; that is, crush is a word with a broader meaning than whip:

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

Other hypernyms of whip include beat, beat out, shell, trounce, vanquish.

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

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

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