"crack-the-whip" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crack the whip, Crack the Whip

Alternative forms

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