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WHIP TOP

Pronunciation (US):

• WHIP TOP (noun)
The noun WHIP TOP has 1 sense:

1. a top that is spun by whipping

Familiarity information: WHIP TOP used as a noun is very rare.

• WHIP TOP (noun)

Sense 1

whip top ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A top that is spun by whipping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

whip top; whipping top

Hypernyms ("whip top" is a kind of...):

spinning top; teetotum; top; whirligig (a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin)

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