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whip (hwip, wip)
transitive verb whipped or whipt, whipping whip′·ping
- to move, pull, jerk, snatch, throw, etc. suddenly: usually with out, off, up, etc. to whip out a knife
- to strike, as with a strap or rod; lash; beat
- to punish in this manner
- to force, drive, compel, or urge by or as by whipping
- to strike as a whip does the rain whipped her face
- to attack with stinging words; flay
- to wind (cord or thread) around (a rope, etc.) so as to prevent fraying
- to fish (a stream, etc.) by making repeated casts with a rod and line
- to beat (egg whites, cream, etc.) with a fork, whisk, mixer, etc. so as to incorporate air and make frothy
- to sew (a seam or hem) with a loose, overcasting or overhand stitch
- Informal to defeat or outdo, as in a contest
- Naut. to hoist by means of a rope passing through an overhead pulley
Etymology: ME whippen < MDu wippen, to swing, move up and down < IE *weib-, to turn, swing: see vibrate
intransitive verb
- to move, go, or pass quickly and suddenly he whipped down the stairs
- to flap or thrash about in a whiplike manner flags whipping in high wind
- to cast with a fishing rod, using a quick, whiplike motion
noun
- an instrument for striking or flogging, consisting generally of a stiff or flexible rod with a lash attached to one end
- a blow, cut, etc. made with or as with a whip
- a person who uses a whip, as a coachman or a huntsman who whips on the hounds
- an officer of a political party, as in Congress or Parliament, who maintains discipline and enforces attendance also party whip
- Brit. a call issued to party members in a lawmaking body to be in attendance to vote on a certain issue a three-line whip
- an officer of a political party, as in Congress or Parliament, who maintains discipline and enforces attendance
- a whipping motion
- a dessert made of sugar and whipped cream, stiffly beaten egg whites, or gelatin, and often fruit
- something resembling a whip in its action, as a windmill vane, kind of eggbeater, etc.
- a hoisting apparatus consisting of a single rope passing through an overhead pulley
- a flexible vertical rod for use as a radio antenna also whip antenna
Etymology: ME whippe < MDu wippe
whip in
whip into shape
whip up
- to rouse; excite to whip up enthusiasm
- Informal to prepare quickly and efficiently
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
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Object
- ass: So, how was he able to whip the asses of two heavily armed robbers?
Converse of object
- resign: June 1934 Joseph Hunter ( MP for Dumfries ) resigns the Liberal whip to join the Liberal National party.
Adjective modifier
- Unionist: May 1935 Katherine Marjory Stewart Murray, Duchess of Atholl DBE ( MP for Kinross & West Perthshire ) has the Unionist whip removed.
Modifies a noun
- coral: A little deeper there is a forest of whip coral covering 30 or more square meters of the hard coral bed.
Noun used with modifier
- three-line: In the House of Commons the Tories imposed a three-line whip to refuse the Bill of Rights a first reading.
Preposition: in
- cross: Scarborough whip in a fast cross which could have been dangerous.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.
When a white man in Africa by accident looks into the eyes of a native and sees the human being (which it ishis chief preoccupation to avoid), his sense of guilt, which he denies, fumes up in resentment and he brings down the whip.
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