snap the whip.

snap the whip.

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  • snap the whip. — See crack the whip (def. 2) …   Useful english dictionary

  • crack the whip — phrasal : to adopt sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly an authoritative, tyrannical, or threatening pose or policy he has made great industrial corporations jump … when he cracks the whip Time * * * 1. to demand obedience, hard work, or efficiency …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crack the Whip — is a simple outdoor children s game that involves physical coordination, and is usually played in small groups, either on grass or ice. One player, chosen as the head of the whip, runs (or skates) around in random directions, with subsequent… …   Wikipedia

  • crack the whip — 1. to demand obedience, hard work, or efficiency from others in a harsh or stern manner. 2. Also called snap the whip. a game in which players in a line, each holding the next, run, roller skate, or ice skate for a distance until the leader veers …   Universalium

  • snap —   1. Break. Ha i, haki, hahaki, uhaki, kepa.   2. Bite. Aki, aki aki, apu, kīkepa; hae (as a dog); ai kepakepa (as the jaws); ūpiki (as a trap).   3. Sharp sound. U ina, a ina, a a ina, pa ina, pāpa a ina, pa apa a ina, kawewe, kanapi; pinau… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • snap — [snap] vi. snapped, snapping [< MDu or MLowG snappen, akin to Ger schnappen < Gmc base * snab ] 1. to bring the jaws together sharply; bite suddenly: often with at [a fish snaps at bait] 2. to snatch or grasp quickly or eagerly: with at [to …   English World dictionary

  • Snap — Snap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snapping}.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. {Neb}, {Snaffle}, n.] 1. To break at once; to break short …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whip — I n. lash used for whipping 1) to crack, snap a whip dessert made by whipping 2) a prune whip member of a political party who enforces party discipline 3) a majority; minority; party whip II v. 1) (d; tr.) ( to beat ) to whip into (to whip eggs… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • snap — I. verb (snapped; snapping) Etymology: Dutch or Low German snappen; akin to Middle High German snappen to snap Date: 1530 intransitive verb 1. a. to make a sudden closing of the jaws ; seize something sharply with the mouth < fish snapping …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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