whip
1. whip \'hwip, 'wip\ vb or whipped; or whip.ping [ME wippen, whippen;
akin to MD wippen to move up and down, s]way, OE wi-pian to wipe 1: to
take, pull, snatch, jerk or otherwise move very quickly and forceful ly
{whipped out his gun -Green Peyton} {whipped a fast ball across} 2a: to
strike with a slender lithe implement (as a lash or rod) esp. as a
punishment; broadly : SPANK 2b: to drive or urge on by or as if by using a
whip 2c: to strike as a lash does {rain whipped the pavement} 3a: to bind
or wrap (as a rope or fishing rod) with cord in order to prote ct and
strengthen 3b: to wind or wrap around something 4: to belabor with
stinging words 5: to seam or hem with shallow overcasting stitches 6: to
thoroughly overcome : DEFEAT 7: to stir up : INCITE - usu. used with up
{trying to R@ up a new emotion -Ellen Glasgow} 8: to produce in a hurry -
usu. used with up {a sketch ... an ar tist might ~ up -N.Y. Times} 9: to
fish (water) with rod, line, and artificial lure 10: to beat (as eggs or
cream) into a froth usu. with a whisk, fork, or ot her instrument 11: to
gather together or hold together for united action in the manner of a
party whip 1: to move nimbly or quickly : WHISK 2: to thrash about
flexibly in the manner of a whiplash {a flag ... w hipping out from its
staff -H.A. Calahan}
2. whip \-.li-k\ n 1: an instrument consisting usu. of a handle and lash
forming a flexible ro d that is used for whipping 2: a stroke or cut with
or as if with a whip 3a: a dessert made by whipping a portion of the
ingredients 3b: a kitchen utensil made of braided or coiled wire or
perforated metal wi th a handle and used in whipping 4: one of the arms of
a windmill 5: a hoisting apparatus; esp : a purchase consisting of a
single bl ock and a small rope for lifting light articles 6: one that
handles a whip; as 6a: a driver of horses : COACHMAN 6b: WHIPPER-IN 7a:
a member of a legislative body appointed by his political party to enfo rce
party discipline and to secure the attendance of party members at important
sessions often cap 7b: a notice of forthcoming business sent weekly to
each member of a politi cal party in the British House of Commons 8: a
whipping or thrashing motion 9: the quality of resembling a whip esp. in
being flexible 10: any of various pieces of machinery that operate with a
quick vibratory motion (as a spring in an electrical device for making a
circuit) 11: a flexible radio antenna - whip.like aj
Webster's English Dictionary