whips

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.

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

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whipper n.

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whips [wɪps]

pl n

(often foll by of) Austral informal a large quantity I've got whips of cash at the moment