American English pronunciation
How to pronounce whip
IPA transcription: ['wɪp]
Pronunciation variants: ['wɪp][h'wɪp]
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Noun
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an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
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a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
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a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
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(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
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a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
“the whip raised a red welt”
Verb
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beat severely with a whip or rod
“The teacher often flogged the students”
“The children were severely trounced”
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defeat thoroughly
“He mopped up the floor with his opponents”
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thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
“The tall grass whipped in the wind”
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strike as if by whipping
“The curtain whipped her face”
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whip with or as if with a wire whisk
“whisk the eggs”
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subject to harsh criticism
“The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday”
“the professor scaled the students”
“your invectives scorched the community”
Usage examples
- It is part of Hanover Township along with Whippany.
- The hand with the whip pointed to the south.
- Fun ways with whipped cream.
- The same hand that had brandished the sword now held a whip.
- Marconi and others insisted, instead, that what was happening was the so-called "whiplash effect"...
- Whip scorpions are found in tropical and subtropical areas excluding Europe and Australia.
- The hand with the whip pointed to the south.
- The same hand that had brandished the sword now held a whip.
- These expanding bubbles instantly transform the cream into a frothy, whipped state.
- Reddi-wip whipped cream was originally also under the Hunt's banner.