horsewhip

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɔːrshwɪp/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɔrsˌhwɪp, -ˌwɪp/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hôrs′hwip′, -wip′)


Inflections of 'horsewhip' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
horsewhips
v 3rd person singular
horsewhipping
v pres p
horsewhipped
v past
horsewhipped
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
horse•whip /ˈhɔrsˌhwɪp, -ˌwɪp/USA pronunciation   n., v., -whipped, -whip•ping. 
n. [countable]
  1. a whip for controlling horses.

v. [~ + object]
  1. to flog with a horsewhip.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
horse•whip  (hôrs′hwip′, -wip′),USA pronunciation n., v., -whipped, -whip•ping. 
n. 
  1. a whip for controlling horses.

v.t. 
  1. to beat with a horsewhip.
  • Middle English. See horse, whip 1300–50
horse′whip′per, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
horsewhip /ˈhɔːsˌwɪp/ n
  1. a whip, usually with a long thong, used for managing horses
 vb ( -whips, -whipping, -whipped)
  1. (transitive) to flog with such a whip
ˈhorseˌwhipper n
'horsewhip' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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