What does rival mean?
: a person or thing that tries to defeat or be more successful than another. : something or someone that is as good or almost as good as another person or thing. rival.
Is the H silent in WHIP?
Yes, strictly speaking, the WH in whip should be pronounced as in what, where, when. Most Americans don’t go to the trouble to overpronounce the WH sound, and to most Americans, it sounds affected.