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Stroke Of The Whip Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 102 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
LASH which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
LASH
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "LASH" which means:
- noun
- • Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
- • Leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
- • A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object verb
- • Beat severely with a whip or rod
- • Lash or flick about sharply
- • Strike as if by whipping
- • Bind with a rope, chain, or cord adjective
- • Remiss, lax.
- • Relaxed.
- • Soft, watery, wet.
- • Excellent, wonderful
- • Drunk.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She used a lash to tie the branches together."
- • "The pirate captain had a long, black lash."
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| The Guardian Quick24 Sep 2001 | Across 16 | |
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4 | One of the cilia around an eyelid; the end of a whip; a swipe with such a scourge; or, a stroke of satire
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