rawhided

verb

Definition of rawhidednext
past tense of rawhide
as in whipped
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible the desperados rawhided their horses in a futile attempt to outride the posse pursuing them

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rawhided
  1. whipped
  2. slashed
  3. switched
  4. hit
  5. cut
Verb
  • In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • Early in the fourth quarter against the Steelers, McDuffie switched to the nickel position after undrafted rookie cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace experienced cramps.
    — Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In a surprising twist, Yong-sik aka Player 007 switched sides and voted to stay in the game despite his mother's, Geum-ja aka Player 149 (Kang Ae-sim), pleas take the money and return home.
    — Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of switched
Verb
  • In the Season 5 finale, June was deliberately hit and run over by a car bearing the Gilead symbol.
    — Abigail Lee, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Denzel Aberdeen hit the second of two free throws after Houston fouled, giving the Cougars one last chance to win or tie the game with 19 seconds to go.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of hit
Verb
  • The mom of one most notably cut her hair in January 2023, debuting a head-turning, blunt bob.
    — Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Nissan reversed an earlier decision to cut production at a Tennesee plant to one shift from two.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of cut
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“Rawhided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rawhided. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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