crack-the-whip

noun

An outdoor children's game in which participants try to maintain hold of hands as random movements by the leader at the head of the line increase the force at the tail, as with the end of a whip.

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pop-the-whip
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Meanings

noun

alternative crack the whip · alternative Crack the Whip

  1. An outdoor children's game in which participants try to maintain hold of hands as random movements by the leader at the head of the line increase the force at the tail, as with the end of a whip.

    Synonyms: pop-the-whip

  2. Any maneuver in a variety of disciplines that mimics the motion of the tail of a whip.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn outdoor children's game in which participants try to maintain hold of hands as random movements by the leader at the head of the line increase the force at the tail, as with the end of a whip.

Similar
pop-the-whip
Also see
pop-the-whipsnap-the-whip
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APA

crack-the-whip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crack-the-whip

MLA

“crack-the-whip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crack-the-whip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crack-the-whip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crack-the-whip.

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