English Synonym Finder

horsewhip

Definitions

A whip used for controlling or urging on a horse.

To beat or strike someone with a whip.

Examples

The cruel overseer threatened the workers with a leather horsewhip.

In the old western film, the villain used a horsewhip to intimidate the townspeople.

He kept an antique horsewhip hanging on the wall as a decorative relic of the past.

Synonyms

lash whip scourge flog thrash beat strap

Antonyms

caress stroke pet soothe comfort protect cherish