Sever and Whip

Sever

Sever verb - To set or force apart.

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

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

Whip

Whip verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.

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

Nearby Words: whipped, whipping, whippy

Common collocations

world sever world whip world
head sever head whip head
targets sever targets whip targets

Both words in one sentence

  • Awesome But Impractical / Tabletop Games Presumably it is so sharp that it will instantly sever a limb, but you need mad skills to use it; if you miss your target, the whip is likely to come back and take off your head.
  • Sinister Scythe In Dracula II Ascension and Dracula III Legacy, Uffizi (the vampire-hunting priest) uses something that bears a strong resemblance to a switchblade scythe (along with a whip that can sever limbs or heads).
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