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whip  (hwp, wp)
v. whipped or whipt (hwpt, wpt), whip·ping, whips
v.tr.
1. To strike with repeated strokes, as with a strap or rod; lash.
2.
a. To punish or chastise by repeated striking with a strap or rod; flog.
b. To afflict, castigate, or reprove severely: "For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
3. To drive, force, or compel by flogging, lashing, or other means.
4. To strike or affect in a manner similar to whipping or lashing: Icy winds whipped my face.
5. To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.
6. Informal To snatch, pull, or remove in a sudden manner: He whipped off his cap.
7. To sew with a loose overcast or overhand stitch.
8. To wrap or bind (a rope, for example) with twine to prevent unraveling or fraying.
9. Nautical To hoist by means of a rope passing through an overhead pulley.
10. Informal To defeat; outdo: Our team can whip your team.
v.intr.
1. To move in a sudden, quick manner; dart.
2. To move in a manner similar to a whip; thrash or snap about: Branches whipped against the windows.
n.
1. An instrument, either a flexible rod or a flexible thong or lash attached to a handle, used for driving animals or administering corporal punishment.
2. A whipping or lashing motion or stroke; a whiplash.
3. A blow, wound, or cut made by or as if by whipping.
4. Something, such as a long radio antenna on a motor vehicle, that is similar to a whip in form or flexibility.
5. Sports Flexibility, as in the shaft of a golf club.
6. Sports A whipper-in.
7.
a. A member of a legislative body, such as the U.S. Congress or the British Parliament, charged by his or her party with enforcing party discipline and ensuring attendance.
b. A call issued to party members in a lawmaking body to ensure attendance at a particular time.
8. A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream, often with fruit or fruit flavoring: prune whip.
9. An arm on a windmill.
10. Nautical A hoist consisting of a single rope passing through an overhead pulley.
11. A ride in an amusement park, consisting of small cars that move in a rapid, whipping motion along an oval track.
Phrasal Verbs:
whip in
To keep together, as members of a political party or hounds in a pack.
whip up
1. To arouse; excite: whipped up the mob; whip up enthusiasm.
2. Informal To prepare quickly: whip up a light lunch.
Idiom:
whip into shape Informal
To bring to a specified state or condition, vigorously and often forcefully.

[Middle English wippen, whippen; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]

whipper n.

whip [wɪp]
vb whips, whipping, whipped
1. to strike (a person or thing) with several strokes of a strap, rod, etc.
2. (tr) to punish by striking in this manner
3. (tr; foll by out, away, etc.) to pull, remove, etc., with sudden rapid motion to whip out a gun
4. (intr; foll by down, into, out of, etc.) Informal to come, go, etc., in a rapid sudden manner they whipped into the bar for a drink
5. to strike or be struck as if by whipping the tempest whipped the surface of the sea
6. (tr) to criticize virulently
7. (tr) to bring, train, etc., forcefully into a desired condition (esp in the phrases whip into line and whip into shape)
8. (tr) Informal to overcome or outdo I know when I've been whipped
9. (tr; often foll by on, out, or off) to drive, urge, compel, etc., by or as if by whipping
10. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to wrap or wind (a cord, thread, etc.) around (a rope, cable, etc.) to prevent chafing or fraying
11. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) Nautical to hoist by means of a rope through a single pulley
12. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) (tr) (in fly-fishing) to cast the fly repeatedly onto (the water) in a whipping motion
13. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) (tr) (in sewing) to join, finish, or gather with whipstitch
14. (Cookery) to beat (eggs, cream, etc.) with a whisk or similar utensil to incorporate air and produce expansion
15. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) (tr) to spin (a top)
16. (Law) (tr) Informal to steal he whipped her purse
n
1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a device consisting of a lash or flexible rod attached at one end to a stiff handle and used for driving animals, inflicting corporal punishment, etc.
2. a whipping stroke or motion
3. a person adept at handling a whip, as a coachman, etc.
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in a legislative body)
a.  a member of a party chosen to organize and discipline the members of his faction, esp in voting and to assist in the arrangement of the business
b.  a call issued to members of a party, insisting with varying degrees of urgency upon their presence or loyal voting behaviour
c.  (in the British Parliament) a schedule of business sent to members of a party each week. Each item on it is underlined to indicate its importance: one line means that no division is expected, two lines means that the item is fairly important, and three lines means that the item is very important and every member must attend and vote according to the party line
5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) an apparatus for hoisting, consisting of a rope, pulley, and snatch block
6. (Cookery) any of a variety of desserts made from egg whites or cream beaten stiff, sweetened, and flavoured with fruit, fruit juice, etc.
7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) See whipper-in
8. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a windmill vane
9. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) transient elastic movement of a structure or part when subjected to sudden release of load or dynamic excitation
10. (Music / Instruments) a percussion instrument consisting of two strips of wood, joined forming the shape of a V, and clapped loudly together
11. flexibility, as in the shaft of a golf club, etc.
12. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a ride in a funfair involving bumper cars that move with sudden jerks
13. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) a wrestling throw in which a wrestler seizes his opponent's arm and spins him to the floor
a fair crack of the whip Informal a fair chance or opportunity See also whip in, whip-round, whips, whip up
[perhaps from Middle Dutch wippen to swing; related to Middle Dutch wipfen to dance, German Wipfel tree top]
whiplike  adj
whipper  n

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The dragon then flew away, and they journeyed on with their little whip.
and putting one foot into it, so as the better to secure his slippery hand-hold on the whip itself, the hoisters ran him high up to the top of the head, almost before Tashtego could have reached its interior bottom.
The young woman stepped into the cab; the doors shut with a bang; Jerry's whip cracked in the air; the crowd in the gutter scattered, and the fine hansom dashed away 'crosstown.
 
 
 
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