ALL meanings of whip
whip
W w - verb with object whip to sew with a light overcasting stitch. 1
- verb without object whip to move or go quickly and suddenly; dart; whisk: She whipped into the store for some milk. 1
- verb without object whip to beat or lash about, as a pennant in the wind. 1
- verb without object whip to fish with rod and line, especially by casting the line frequently. 1
- noun whip an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle. 1
- noun whip a whipping or lashing stroke or motion. 1
- noun whip a utensil for whipping; whisk. 1
- noun whip a dish made of cream or egg whites whipped to a froth with flavoring, often with fruit pulp or the like: prune whip. 1
- noun whip Politics. a party manager in a legislative body who secures attendance for voting and directs other members. (in Britain) a written call made on members of a party to be in attendance for voting. 1
- noun whip a windmill vane. 1
- noun whip Hunting. a whipper-in. 1
- noun whip a tackle consisting of a fall rove through a single standing block (single whip) so as to change the direction of hauling with no mechanical advantage, or consisting of a fall secured at one end and rove through a single running and a single standing block (double whip) so as to change the direction of hauling with a mechanical advantage of two, neglecting friction. Compare gun tackle. 1
- noun whip the wrapping around the end of a whipped cord or the like. 1
- noun whip Also called whirl. Machinery. eccentric rotation of a shaft having its center line slightly curved between supporting bearings. 1
- noun whip a branchless shoot of a woody plant, especially one resulting from the first year's growth of a bud or graft. 1
- noun whip Chiefly British. a person who uses a whip as part of his or her work, as a driver of horses or a coachman. 1
- noun whip A strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for flogging or beating a person or for urging on an animal. 1
- noun whip rod for hitting 1
- transitive verb whip hit with a whip 1
- transitive verb whip thicken with a whisk 1
- noun whip politics: party official 1
- transitive verb whip defeat: at sport, etc. 1
- verb with object whip to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses. 1
- verb with object whip to strike with quick, repeated strokes of something slender and flexible; lash: He impatiently whipped his leg with his riding crop. 1
- verb with object whip to urge or force on with, or as with, a lash, rod, etc. 1
- verb with object whip to lash or castigate with words. 1
- verb with object whip to train or organize forcefully: to whip the team into shape. 1
- verb with object whip Informal. to defeat or overcome: to whip the opposition; to whip a bad habit. 1
- verb with object whip to hoist or haul by means of a whip. 1
- verb with object whip to move quickly and suddenly; pull, jerk, seize, or the like, with a sudden movement (often followed by out, in, into, etc.): He whipped his gun out of its holster. 1
- verb with object whip to fish (a stream, lake, etc.) with rod and line, especially by making repeated casts: I whipped the stream all day and caught nothing. 1
- verb with object whip to beat (eggs, cream, etc.) to a froth with an eggbeater, whisk, fork, or other implement in order to mix in air and cause expansion. 1
- verb with object whip to overlay or cover (cord, rope, etc.) with cord, thread, or the like wound about it: to whip the end of a hawser. 1
- verb with object whip to wind (cord, twine, thread, etc.) about something: The tailor whipped the seams with heavy thread. 1
- countable noun whip A whip is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals. 0
- verb whip If someone whips a person or animal, they beat them or hit them with a whip or something like a whip. 0
- verb whip If something, for example the wind, whips something, it strikes it sharply. 0
- verb whip If something flexible whips in a particular way, it moves sharply when it is affected by a force, for example by the wind. 0
- verb whip If someone whips something out or whips it off, they take it out or take it off very quickly and suddenly. 0
- verb whip If something or someone whips somewhere, they move there or go there very quickly. 0
- verb whip When you whip something liquid such as cream or an egg, you stir it very fast until it is thick or stiff. 0
- verb whip If you whip people into an emotional state, you deliberately cause and encourage them to be in that state. 0
- countable noun whip A whip is a member of a political party in a parliament or legislature who is responsible for making sure that party members are present to vote on important issues and that they vote in the appropriate way. 0
- countable noun whip A whip is a notice which tells the members of a political party in parliament that it is important for them to vote in a particular way on an important issue. 0
- verb whip to strike (a person or thing) with several strokes of a strap, rod, etc 0
- verb whip to punish by striking in this manner 0
- verb whip to pull, remove, etc, with sudden rapid motion 0
- verb whip to come, go, etc, in a rapid sudden manner 0
- verb whip to strike or be struck as if by whipping 0
- verb whip to criticize virulently 0