"crack-the-whip" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: crack the whip [alternative], Crack the Whip [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} crack-the-whip
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-crack-the-whip-en-noun-MV0EvtBd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Games Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Games: 84 16
  2. Any maneuver in a variety of disciplines that mimics the motion of the tail of a whip.
    Sense id: en-crack-the-whip-en-noun-BE3UW5XD

Alternative forms

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