English Dictionary

crack-the-whip

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

列になって手をつなぎ、先頭のリーダーの不規則な動きによって最後尾にかかる力が増し、参加者全員が連動して動く屋外の子供向けゲーム

At recess, the children linked hands and played crack-the-whip, shrieking as the tail of the line swung faster and faster.

休み時間に、子どもたちは手をつないで列を作り、ムチのようにしなる遊びをして、列の最後尾がどんどん速く振られるたびに悲鳴を上げた。

意味（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.

意味（2）

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