Synonyms of the word

cat-o'-nine-tails

• n. (nautical) A whip having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.
• n. A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies.

cat

• n. An animal of the family Felidae.
• n. A person.
• n. (nautical) A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
• n. (chiefly nautical) Short form of cat-o'-nine-tails.
• n. (slang) Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.).
• n. (archaic) A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").
• n. (archaic, uncountable) The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
• n. (slang, vulgar, African American Vernacular) A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.
• n. A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever…
• v. (nautical, transitive) To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
• v. (nautical, transitive) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
• v. (slang) To vomit something.
• n. A catamaran.
• n. (computing) A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the…
• v. (computing, transitive) To apply the cat command to (one or more files).
• v. (computing, slang) To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of…
• adj. (Ireland, informal) terrible, disastrous.
• n. (slang) A street name of the drug methcathinone.
• n. (military, naval) A catapult.
• n. Abbreviation of category.
• n. A catfish.

whip

• n. A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided…
• n. (hunting) A whipper-in.
• n. (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
• n. (Britain, politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing…
• n. Whipped cream.
• n. (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
• n. (African American Vernacular) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and…
• n. (roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
• n. A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
• n. The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
• n. Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion.
• n. (Should we delete^{([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for deletion?? +])} this sense?) (informal, slang) Car;…
• v. (transitive) To hit with a whip.
• v. (transitive) By extension, to hit with any flexible object.
• v. (transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
• v. (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
• v. (transitive) To urge into action.
• v. (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying:…
• v. (transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
• v. To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and…
• v. (transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
• v. (transitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
• v. (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
• v. (intransitive) To move very fast.
• v. (transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
• v. (transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
• v. (figuratively) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
• v. To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.