whip vs leather

leather vs whip

whip and leather both are nouns.

whip and leather both are verbs.

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

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

whip: beat severely with a whip or rod
leather: whip with a leather strap

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

whip (noun)	leather (noun)
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object	an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
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

whip (verb)	leather (verb)
subject to harsh criticism	whip with a leather strap
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

Difference between whip and leather

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