whip away

whip something away (from someone)

to jerk something away from someone suddenly. The mugger whipped Sally's purse away from her and ran. The thief whipped away the purse.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Barbro	BAHR-broo	Swedish
Mark	[mɑ:k]
Dinh	-	Vietnamese
Sheehan	['ʃi:ən]
Josefa	ho-SE-fah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Czech
Ayelen	-	Native American, Mapuche