Attach by whipping? (4)
I believe the answer is:
lash
This clue might be a double definition.
'attach' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'whipping?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'by' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lash that I've seen before include "Hit with a whip" , "Whip; securely fasten" , "Birch" , "Whip or scourge" , "over the eye" .)