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whip

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noun

  1. 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.
  2. The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
  3. A blow administered with a whip.
More meanings (31)

noun

  1. A whipper-in.
  2. A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
  3. A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
  4. The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
  5. Whipped cream.
  6. A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
  7. A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
  8. A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
  9. A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
  10. The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
  11. A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
  12. A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
  13. Acronym of walks plus hits per inning pitched; a statistic of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched.
  14. (historical) A coach driver; a coachman.

verb

  1. To hit with a whip.
  2. To hit with any flexible object.
  3. (slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
  4. To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
  5. To urge into action or obedience.
  6. To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
  7. To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
  8. To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
  9. To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
  10. To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
  11. To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
  12. To snap back and forth like a whip.
  13. To move very fast.
  14. To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
  15. To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
  16. (figuratively) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
  17. To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.

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“Jim,” the doctor interrupted, and his voice was quite changed, “Jim, I can’t have this. Whip over, and we’ll run for it.”
Robert Louis StevensonTreasure IslandProject Gutenberg ebook #120
A minute had not elapsed, when the sound of the cracking of a whip was heard, which rapidly retreated and died away.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
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“I beg your pardon, sir,” said Fred, rising, standing with his back to the fire and beating his boot with his whip.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
And that was he also in kilts, at the age of five, wearing long curls and holding a whip in his hand.
Kate ChopinThe Awakening, and Selected Short StoriesProject Gutenberg ebook #160
Again and again he drew the hateful whip through his hand, adjusting it with a view of dealing the most pain-giving blow.
Frederick DouglassMy Bondage and My FreedomProject Gutenberg ebook #202