(~s, ~ping, ~ped)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals.
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2.
If someone ~s a person or animal, they beat them or hit them with a ~ or something like a ~.
Eye-witnesses claimed Mr Melton ~ped the horse up to 16 times...
VERB: V n
~ping (~pings)
He threatened to give her a ~ping.
= beating
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3.
If something, for example the wind, ~s something, it strikes it sharply. (LITERARY)
A terrible wind ~ped our faces...
VERB: V n
4.
If someone ~s something out or ~s it off, they take it out or take it off very quickly and suddenly.
Bob ~ped out his notebook...
Players were ~ping their shirts off...
VERB: V n with adv, V n with adv
5.
When you ~ something liquid such as cream or an egg, you stir it very fast until it is thick or stiff.
Whip the cream until thick...
Whip the eggs, oils and honey together.
...strawberries and ~ped cream.
VERB: V n, V n adv/prep, V-ed
6.
If you ~ people into an emotional state, you deliberately cause and encourage them to be in that state.
He could ~ a crowd into hysteria...
VERB: V n into n
7.
A ~ is a member of a political party in a parliament or legislature who is responsible for making sure that party members are present to vote on important issues and that they vote in the appropriate way.
The Whips have the job of making sure MPs toe the line.
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8.
If you have the ~ hand, you have power over someone else in a particular situation.
These days the shopper has the ~ hand, and will not buy if stores fail to lower their prices.
PHRASE: PHR after v