Whip - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |wɪp|  American pronunciation of the word whip
Brit.  |wɪp|  British pronunciation of the word whip

noun

- an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
- a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
- a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
- (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object (syn: lash, whiplash)
the whip raised a red welt

verb

- beat severely with a whip or rod (syn: flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt)
- defeat thoroughly (syn: mop up, pip, worst)
- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
The tall grass whipped in the wind
- strike as if by whipping (syn: lash)
The curtain whipped her face
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk (syn: whisk)
- subject to harsh criticism (syn: blister, scald)

Extra examples

The jockey whipped his horse.

The riders were getting whipped around on the roller coaster.

He suddenly whipped out a gun.

He whipped off his jacket.

The flag was whipping in the strong wind.

A small branch whipped back and hit him.

The wind whipped the ship's sails.

The shortstop whipped the ball to first base.

The winger whipped a pass toward the net.

The rider cracked his whip and the horse began to run.

...please do not use your belt as a whip...

There's whips of room for us both.

The wind whipped their faces.

He was a speaker who could really whip up a crowd.

The radio host whipped his listeners into a frenzy.

Phrasal verbs

whip up  — prepare or cook quickly or hastily

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: whip
he/she/it: whips
present participle: whipping
past tense: whipped
past participle: whipped
noun
singular: whip
plural: whips
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