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Meaning of crack-the-whip | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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