whip vs thrash

whip and thrash both are nouns.

whip and thrash both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of whip include convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss.

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

Difference between whip and thrash

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