Edge and Whip

Edge

Edge verb - To make sharp or sharper.

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Whip and edge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whip" instead a verb "Edge".

Nearby Words: edgy, edged, edging

Whip verb - To defeat by a large margin.

Usage example: we whipped them 13-0 in the last game

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Edge and whip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Edge" instead a verb "Whip".

Nearby Words: whipped, whipping, whippy

certain	certain edge	certain whip
true	true edge	true whip
top	top edge	top whip
single	single edge	single whip
Other adjectives: nasty, powerful, real, hard, massive, huge, thin, bladed.

The Urumi is an extremely flexible Indian sword, more like a whip that has a sharp edge to it.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Military
Its weighted edge allows it to wrap around objects at range, like a whip or lasso.

Source: Series / The Cape
A similar phenomeonon in saber is called "whip-over", and these days because of electronic scoring a sabreur can hit with the flat of the blade rather than the forward or reverse edge and it still counts.

Source: Flynning

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