crack the whip in English

Forms: cracks the whip [present, singular, third-person], cracked the whip [participle, present], cracked the whip [participle, past], cracked the whip [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|crack<,cracked> the whip}} crack the whip (third-person singular simple present cracks the whip, present participle cracked the whip, simple past and past participle cracked the whip)

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"crack the whip" meaning in English

Noun

Verb