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crack-the-whip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
crack--the-whip
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An outdoor children's game in which participants try to maintain hold of hands as random movements by the leader at the head of the line increase the force at the tail, as with the end of a whip.

noun

Any maneuver in a variety of disciplines that mimics the motion of the tail of a whip.

Inflected Forms

crack the whip (alternative)

Synonyms

pop-the-whip

Questions

What does crack-the-whip mean?
An outdoor children's game in which participants try to maintain hold of hands as random movements by the leader at the head of the line increase the force at the tail, as with the end of a whip.

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