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whip

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: whip

1
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an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
beat severely with a whip or rod
2
 n
a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
3
 vn
whip with or as if with a wire whisk
a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
4
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(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: whip
1

n an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

Types:
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cat, cat-o'-nine-tails
a whip with nine knotted cords
cowhide
a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
horsewhip
a whip for controlling horses
knout
a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
quirt
whip with a leather thong at the end
hunting crop, riding crop
a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates
flagellum, scourge
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
strap
whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
buggy whip
a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy
tawse
a leather strap for punishing children
Type of:
instrument
a device that requires skill for proper use

n a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

“the whip raised a red welt”
Synonyms:
lash, whiplash
Type of:
blow
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

v beat severely with a whip or rod

Synonyms:
flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt
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flagellate, scourge
whip
leather
whip with a leather strap
horsewhip
whip with a whip intended for horses
switch
flog with or as if with a flexible rod
cowhide
flog with a cowhide
cat
beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
birch
whip with a birch twig
Type of:
beat, beat up, work over
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

v strike as if by whipping

“The curtain whipped her face”
Synonyms:
lash
Types:
urticate
whip with or as with nettles
Type of:
strike
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

v defeat thoroughly

Synonyms:
mop up, pip, rack up, worst
Type of:
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

v subject to harsh criticism

Synonyms:
blister, scald
Type of:
assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe
attack in speech or writing
2

n a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

Synonyms:
party whip
Type of:
legislator
someone who makes or enacts laws
3

v whip with or as if with a wire whisk

Synonyms:
whisk
Type of:
beat, scramble
stir vigorously

n a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

Types:
prune whip
dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream
Type of:
afters, dessert, sweet
a dish served as the last course of a meal
4

n (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

Type of:
flexibility, flexibleness
the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

v thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

“The tall grass whipped in the wind”
Type of:
convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss
move or stir about violently
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