Pick
Pick noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer
Whipping and pick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whipping" instead a noun "Pick".
Whipping
Whipping noun - Failure to win a contest.
How words are described
| good | good pick | good whipping |
Both words in one sentence
- Berserk Button: Twilight is furious when TD attempts to speed up her attempt to pick the lock on his door by whipping her with a towel, causing her to blast the door open in surprise.
Source: Fanfic / The Non-Bronyverse
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