ALL meanings of whipping
whip·ping
W w - noun whipping 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 whipping a whipping or lashing stroke or motion. 1
- noun whipping a utensil for whipping; whisk. 1
- noun whipping 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 whipping 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 whipping a windmill vane. 1
- noun whipping Hunting. a whipper-in. 1
- noun whipping 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 whipping the wrapping around the end of a whipped cord or the like. 1
- noun whipping Also called whirl. Machinery. eccentric rotation of a shaft having its center line slightly curved between supporting bearings. 1
- noun whipping a branchless shoot of a woody plant, especially one resulting from the first year's growth of a bud or graft. 1
- noun whipping Chiefly British. a person who uses a whip as part of his or her work, as a driver of horses or a coachman. 1
- verb with object whipping 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 whipping 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 whipping to urge or force on with, or as with, a lash, rod, etc. 1
- verb with object whipping to lash or castigate with words. 1
- verb with object whipping to train or organize forcefully: to whip the team into shape. 1
- verb with object whipping Informal. to defeat or overcome: to whip the opposition; to whip a bad habit. 1
- verb with object whipping to hoist or haul by means of a whip. 1
- verb with object whipping 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 whipping 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 whipping 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 whipping to overlay or cover (cord, rope, etc.) with cord, thread, or the like wound about it: to whip the end of a hawser. 1
- noun whipping A thrashing or beating with a whip or similar implement. 1
- verb with object whipping to wind (cord, twine, thread, etc.) about something: The tailor whipped the seams with heavy thread. 1
- verb with object whipping to sew with a light overcasting stitch. 1
- verb without object whipping to move or go quickly and suddenly; dart; whisk: She whipped into the store for some milk. 1
- verb without object whipping to beat or lash about, as a pennant in the wind. 1
- verb without object whipping to fish with rod and line, especially by casting the line frequently. 1
- noun whipping flogging 1
- noun whipping cookery: whisking 1
- noun whipping (Countable Noun) The punishment of being whipped. 0
- noun whipping (Countable Noun) A heavy defeat; a thrashing. 0
- noun whipping (Uncountable Noun) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc. 0
- noun whipping (Countable Noun) A cord or thread used to lash or bind something. 0
- noun whipping (nautical, whipping) The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501). 0
- verb whipping present participle of whip. 0
- noun whipping a thrashing or beating with a whip or similar implement 0
- noun whipping cord or twine used for binding or lashing 0
- noun whipping the action of a person or thing that whips; esp., a flogging or beating, as in punishment 0
- noun whipping cord, twine, etc. used to whip, or bind 0