Webster's English Dictionary

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