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whip someone or something on

to force someone or something to continue by whipping or beating. The rider whipped his horse on, faster and faster. The stage coach driver whipped on the team of horses.

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I think the use of a whip on a racehorse to either speed it up or to keep it under control is not acceptable in this day and age. Horse Racing: WHIPPING UP A STORM; INSIGHT JOCKEYS MUST CURB ABUSE OR ... by The Racing Post (London, England) Yes, Black said, he would "on occasion" wield a whip on an otherwise unmanageable horse after a race and consider it "appropriate. GOING TO THE WHIP\Death of Tillie's Joy has jockeys on defensive by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Llewellyn, who finished seventh when using the whip on Sharp Temper in a maiden hurdle, said: "I liked it. Third new whip gets thumbs-up by Griffiths, Richard / The Racing Post (London, England)			Where's the beef? Where's the fire? wherefore wherewithal whet appetite which brings me to the point which way the wind is blowing whiff of while a period of time away while away while the going is good While there's life there's hope whine whine about whine out whip whip around whip away whip back whip into whip into a state whip into doing whip into shape whip off whip off to whip on whip out whip over whip through whip up whipping whipping boy whirl whirl around whirlwind whisk whisk around whisk away whisk off whisker whisper whisper about whisper around whistle whistle at whistle for whistle in the dark whistling in the dark white white as a sheet white elephant			whip grafts whip hand whip hand whip hide whip hide whip hide whip hide whip in whip in whip in whip in Whip inflation now whip into whip into whip into whip into whip into whip into a state whip into doing whip into shape whip into shape whip into shape whip into shape whip into shape Whip It Out whip muscle Whip My Hair whip off whip off whip off to whip on whip out whip out whip over Whip ray Whip roll whip round whip scorpion Whip scorpions Whip Shot Whip Shots whip snake Whip Snake, European whip snakes whip something into shape Whip stitch Whip stitch whip through whip through whip top whip up whip up whip up whip up whip up Whip worm Whip worm Whip worm Whip-Grafting whip-like whip-like

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