ALL meanings of whipt
whip
W w - noun whipt (archaic) Simple past tense and past participle of whip. 1
- verb with object whipt 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 whipt 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 whipt to urge or force on with, or as with, a lash, rod, etc. 1
- verb with object whipt to lash or castigate with words. 1
- verb with object whipt to train or organize forcefully: to whip the team into shape. 1
- verb with object whipt Informal. to defeat or overcome: to whip the opposition; to whip a bad habit. 1
- verb with object whipt to hoist or haul by means of a whip. 1
- verb with object whipt 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 whipt 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 whipt 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 whipt 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 whipt to wind (cord, twine, thread, etc.) about something: The tailor whipped the seams with heavy thread. 1
- verb with object whipt to sew with a light overcasting stitch. 1
- verb without object whipt to move or go quickly and suddenly; dart; whisk: She whipped into the store for some milk. 1
- verb without object whipt to beat or lash about, as a pennant in the wind. 1
- verb without object whipt to fish with rod and line, especially by casting the line frequently. 1
- noun whipt 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 whipt a whipping or lashing stroke or motion. 1
- noun whipt a utensil for whipping; whisk. 1
- noun whipt 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 whipt 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 whipt a windmill vane. 1
- noun whipt Hunting. a whipper-in. 1
- noun whipt 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 whipt the wrapping around the end of a whipped cord or the like. 1
- noun whipt Also called whirl. Machinery. eccentric rotation of a shaft having its center line slightly curved between supporting bearings. 1
- noun whipt a branchless shoot of a woody plant, especially one resulting from the first year's growth of a bud or graft. 1
- noun whipt Chiefly British. a person who uses a whip as part of his or her work, as a driver of horses or a coachman. 1