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whip
(/hw//I/p )

noun (n)

  • an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    party whip
    source: wordnet30
  • a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object(noun.act)
    Example:
    The whip raised a red welt.
    Synonym:
    lash, whiplash
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A whipping motion; a thrashing about; as, the whip of a tense rope or wire which has suddenly parted; also, the quality of being whiplike or flexible; flexibility; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • beat severely with a whip or rod(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • defeat thoroughly(verb.competition)
    Synonym:
    mop up, pip, rack up, worst
    source: wordnet30
  • thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The tall grass whipped in the wind.
    source: wordnet30
  • strike as if by whipping(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The curtain whipped her face.
    Synonym:
    lash
    source: wordnet30
  • whip with or as if with a wire whisk(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    whisk
    source: wordnet30
  • subject to harsh criticism(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    blister, scald
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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