Definitions of whip [ʰwɪp, wɪp]

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Definition of 'whip'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) whip
to beat with a flexible implement, as a strap, lash, or rod, esp. as punishment; flog.

2.  whip
to spank.

3.  whip
to urge on with or as if with lashes.

4.  whip
to castigate with words.

5.  whip
to train or organize forcefully:
to whip the team into shape.

6.  whip
to defeat; overcome:
to whip a bad habit.

7.  whip
to hoist or haul by means of a whip.

8.  whip
to move, pull, or seize with a sudden movement:
She whipped out her camera.

9.  whip
to fish (a body of water) with rod and line, esp. by making repeated casts.

10.  whip
to beat, as eggs, to a froth with an implement.

11.  whip
to overlay or cover (cord or rope) with cord, thread, or the like.

12.  whip
to wind (cord, twine, or thread) about something.

13.  whip
to sew with a light overcasting stitch.

14. (v.i.) whip
to go quickly and suddenly; dart.

15.  whip
to lash about:
flags that whip in the wind.

16.  whip
whip off, to write hurriedly:
to whip off a book report.

17.  whip
whip up,

18.  whip
to prepare quickly:
to whip up dinner in ten minutes.

19.  whip
to incite; arouse:
to whip up the mob.

20. (n.) whip
an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.

21.  whip
a lashing stroke or motion.

22.  whip
a utensil for whipping; whisk.

23.  whip
a dessert of beaten egg whites or cream, flavoring, and often chopped fruit:
pineapple whip.

24.  whip
a party manager in a legislative body who secures attendance for voting and directs other members.

25.  whip
(in Britain) a written call made on members of a party to be in attendance for voting.

26.  whip
a windmill vane.

27.  whip
a tackle consisting of a fall rove through a single standing block

28.  whip
the wrapping around the end of a whipped cord or the like.

29.  whip
a branchless shoot of a woody plant, esp. one resulting from the first year's growth of a bud or graft.

Etymology: (1200–50; ME w(h)ippe (n.), w(h)ippen (v.), akin to or < MD, MLG wippen to swing, vacillate)

Definition of 'whip'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) whip
an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

2. (noun) whip, party whip
a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

3. (noun) whip
a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

4. (noun) whip
(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

5. (verb) whip, lash, whiplash
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
"the whip raised a red welt"

6. (verb) flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
beat severely with a whip or rod
"The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

7. (verb) worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
defeat thoroughly
"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

8. (verb) whip
thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
"The tall grass whipped in the wind"

9. (verb) whip, lash
strike as if by whipping
"The curtain whipped her face"

10. (verb) whisk, whip
whip with or as if with a wire whisk
"whisk the eggs"

11. (verb) blister, scald, whip
subject to harsh criticism
"The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"

Definition of 'whip'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) whip
a long, thin piece of leather for hitting a person or animal
a horse whip

2. (verb) whip
to hit with a whip
Slaves were whipped as punishment.

3.  whip
to defeat by a large amount in a game
The Raiders whipped the Giants last night.

4.  whip
to move somewhere very quickly
The riders whipped past the spectators.; I whipped the book out of the water before it got ruined.

5.  whip
to beat food quickly to get more air into it
Whip the cream.

Definition of 'whip'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) whip
to strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet

2. (verb) whip
to drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to whip a top

3. (verb) whip
to punish with a whip, scourge, or rod; to flog; to beat; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one with thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy

4. (verb) whip
to apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to

5. (verb) whip
to thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat

6. (verb) whip
to beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth, as with a whisk, fork, or the like

7. (verb) whip
to conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat; to surpass

8. (verb) whip
to overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam; to wrap; -- often with about, around, or over

9. (verb) whip
to sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle

10. (verb) whip
to take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; -- with into, out, up, off, and the like

11. (verb) whip
to hoist or purchase by means of a whip

12. (verb) whip
to secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff

13. (verb) whip
to fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip

14. (verb) whip
to move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner

15. (verb) whip
an instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod

16. (verb) whip
a coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip

17. (verb) whip
one of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread

18. (verb) whip
the length of the arm reckoned from the shaft

19. (verb) whip
a small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies

20. (verb) whip
the long pennant. See Pennant (a)

21. (verb) whip
a huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in

22. (verb) whip
a person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed

23. (verb) whip
a call made upon members of a Parliament party to be in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to be taken

Translation of 'whip'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.
Afrikaans: sweep	Arabic: سَوْط	Bulgarian: камшик
Brazilian: chicote	Czech: bič	German: die Peitsche
Danish: pisk	Greek: μαστίγιο	Spanish: látigo
Estonian: piits	Farsi: شلاق	Finnish: piiska
French: fouet	Hebrew: שוֹט	Hindi: कोड़ा
Croatian: bič	Hungarian: ostor	Indonesian: cambuk
Icelandic: svipa	Italian: frusta	Japanese: むち
Korean: 채찍(질)	Lithuanian: botagas	Latvian: pātaga
Malay: cambuk	Dutch: zweep	Norwegian: piske
Polish: bat	Portuguese: chicote	Romanian: bici
Russian: хлыст; кнут	Slovak: bič	Slovenian: bič
Serbian: bič	Swedish: piska	Thai: แส้
Turkish: kamçı	Taiwanese: 鞭子	Ukrainian: батіг, канчук
Urdu: کوڑا	Vietnamese: roi da	Chinese: 鞭子
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