transitive verb whipped or whipt, whipping
- 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