Definition of whip Whip
/wɪˈp/ - [wip] - whip
We found 64 definitions of whip from 8 different sources.
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What does whip mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: whips |
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| whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping | ||
| instrument the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" | ||
| cat-o'-nine-tails, cat a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat" | ||
| cowhide a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow | ||
| crop the stock or handle of a whip | ||
| horsewhip a whip for controlling horses | ||
| knout a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners | ||
| lash, thong leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip | ||
| 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 lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) | ||
| stock the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory" | ||
| whip - a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt" | ||
| lash, whiplash | ||
| blow forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" | ||
| whip - (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club | ||
| flexibleness, flexibility the quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement" | ||
| whip - a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit | ||
| afters, dessert, sweet a dish served as the last course of a meal | ||
| whip - a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline | ||
| party whip | ||
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| whip - strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" | ||
| lash | ||
| strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc" | ||
| urticate whip with or as with nettles | ||
| whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind" | ||
| jactitate, thrash about, thresh about, thresh, slash, convulse, toss, thrash cut drastically; "Prices were slashed" | ||
| whip - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" | ||
| flog, welt, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce | ||
| work over, beat up, beat gather; "drum up support" | ||
| flagellate, scourge whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" | ||
| leather whip with a leather strap | ||
| horsewhip whip with a whip intended for horses | ||
| switch make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" | ||
| cowhide flog with a cowhide | ||
| cat beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails | ||
| birch whip with a birch twig | ||
| whip - whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" | ||
| whisk | ||
| scramble, beat make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" | ||
| cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | ||
| whip up, whomp up prepare or cook quickly or hastily | ||
| whip - defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" | ||
| worst, pip, mop up, rack up | ||
| vanquish, beat out, trounce, crush, shell, beat beat out a rhythm | ||
| 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" | ||
| blister, scald | ||
| lash out, assail, assault, snipe, attack, round attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- whip (Noun)
A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod commonly of cane or rattan or a plaited or braided rope or thong commonly of leather used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals. - whip (Noun)
Same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture. - whip (Noun)
A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes. - whip (Noun)
Whipped cream. - whip (Noun)
A purchase in which one block is used to gain a mechanical advantage . - whip (Noun)
A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation. - whip (Noun)
A move in which one player transfers momentum to another. - whip (Verb)
To hit with a whip. - whip (Verb)
By extension, to hit with any flexible object. - whip (Verb)
To defeat. - whip (Verb)
To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food. - whip (Verb)
To urge into action. - whip (Verb)
To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling. - whip (Verb)
To throw or kick an object at a high velocity. - whip (Verb)
To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts. - whip (Verb)
To snap back and forth like a whip. - whip (Verb)
To move very fast.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- whip (v. t.)
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. - whip (v. t.)
To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to whip a top. - whip (v. t.)
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. - whip (v. t.)
To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to. - whip (v. t.)
To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat. - whip (v. t.)
To beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth, as with a whisk, fork, or the like. - whip (v. t.)
To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat; to surpass. - whip (v. t.)
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. - whip (v. t.)
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. - whip (v. t.)
To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; -- with into, out, up, off, and the like. - whip (v. t.)
To hoist or purchase by means of a whip. - whip (v. t.)
To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff. - whip (v. t.)
To fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip. - whip (v. i.)
To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner. - whip (v. t.)
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. - whip (v. t.)
A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip. - whip (v. t.)
One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread. - whip (v. t.)
The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft. - whip (v. t.)
A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies. - whip (v. t.)
The long pennant. See Pennant (a) - whip (v. t.)
A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in. - whip (v. t.)
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. - whip (v. t.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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whip
A long piece of leather or rope attached to a handle, which is used to slash at animals to make them move, or to punish people. -
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A political party official, whose responsibility it is to make sure that party members attend important parliamentary debates and cast their vote. -
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A sweet dish made from cream, eggs, sugar and fruit mixed together. -
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To hit a person or an animal with a whip or rod. -
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To move quickly and suddenly or violently in a particular direction. -
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To remove or pull something quickly and suddenly. -
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To stir cream or egg white very quickly until it becomes stiff. -
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To defeat thoroughly.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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whip
a sort of small tackle, either formed by the communication of a rope with a single immoveable block, as fig. 3. plate XI. or with two blocks, one of which is fixed, and the other moveable, as fig. 5. It is generally used to hoist up light bodies, as empty casks, &c. out of a ship’s hold, which is accordingly called whipping them up. See TACKLE.To WHIP, is also to tie a piece of packthread, spun-yarn, &c. about the end of a rope, to prevent it from being untwisted and loosened.Boatswain’s WHISTLE. See CALL.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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whip
A single rope rove through a single block to hoist in light articles. Where greater and steadier power is demanded, a block is added, and the standing part is made fast near the upper block. Thus it becomes a double whip.--To whip. To hoist by a whip. Also, to tie twine, whipping fashion, round the end of a rope to prevent its untwisting. -
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A strong staff fastened into the helm for the steersman to move the rudder thereby.
Wikipedia 
- A whip is a long strand of leather or other fabric with a hard handle. When a person shakes a whip fast, it makes a loud "crack" sound, because it has broken the sound barrier. It is used for directing or hitting animals or people.
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