whip.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention.
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. The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip.
A blow administered with a whip.
A whipper-in.
A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.
A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
to withdraw the whip
Whipped cream.
Did you want to add some whip to your coffee, ma'am?
A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time.
A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped.
The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
A coach driver; a coachman.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English whippen, wippen (“to flap violently”), from Middle Dutch wippen (“to swing, leap, dance, oscillate”) and Middle Low German wippen (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Germanic *wippōną (“to move back and forth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to shake; to swing”). (See Swedish vippa and Danish vippe (“to shake”)). The unetymological wh- is probably expressive of the sound of a whip; compare the same development in whisk and onomatopoeias such as whack and whoosh. The political senses are from whipper-in (“huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering”), from 18th-century hunting terminology.
To hit with a whip.
The rider whipped the horse.
To hit with any flexible object.
I whipped her with a newspaper.
To defeat, as in a contest or game.
To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
to whip eggs or cream
To urge into action or obedience.
He whipped the department into shape.
To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
to whip a ruffle
To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
He whipped the ball at me.
To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
To snap back and forth like a whip.
The pennants whipped in the wind.
To move very fast.
The wind whipped through the valley.
To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
to whip wheat
Where this word comes from
From Middle English whippen, wippen (“to flap violently”), from Middle Dutch wippen (“to swing, leap, dance, oscillate”) and Middle Low German wippen (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Germanic *wippōną (“to move back and forth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to shake; to swing”). (See Swedish vippa and Danish vippe (“to shake”)). The unetymological wh- is probably expressive of the sound of a whip; compare the same development in whisk and onomatopoeias such as whack and whoosh. The political senses are from whipper-in (“huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering”), from 18th-century hunting terminology.
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