I. ˈhw]ip also ˈw]; dial ]u̇p or ]əp verb
( whipped ; whipped ; whipping ; whips )
Etymology: Middle English wippen, whippen; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch wippen to move up and down, sway, swing, Middle High German wipfen to jump, leap, Old English wīpian to wipe — more at wipe
transitive verb
1.
a. : to take, pull, snatch, jerk or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully — usually used with out
whipped out his gun — Green Peyton
whipped out an old tattered leather wallet — Irwin Shaw
b. : to throw or project with great speed
whipped a fast ball across
saw a rocket whipped into space — John Lardner
2.
a. : to strike with a lash, rod, whip, or other slender lithe implement
whipped Macleod across the face with his cane — Ian Finlay
: to punish by beating : flog
whipped for witchcraft — American Guide Series: Connecticut
broadly : spank
a tired child should never be whipped
b. : to drive with a whip : make go by or as if by using a whip : force or urge on
whipped up the old mare — E.T.Thurston
have to whip themselves to their work — Ira Wolfert
c. : to make or bring out by or as if by striking with a whip
the wind whipped tears in her eyes
d. : to strike as a lash does
a brisk breeze whipped the surface of the river — C.S.Forester
3.
a. : to bind or wrap (as a fishing rod) with twine or other small cord in order to protect and strengthen
whip a rope
b. : to bind (a rope end) with sail twine or other small stuff in order to prevent fraying or unlaying
4.
a. : to punish especially with stinging words : make suffer : abuse
they would whip me with their fine wits — Shakespeare
b. : confound
whip me such honest knaves — Shakespeare
5. : to seam or hem with shallow overcasting stitches (as on gloves, napkins, lace)
6. : to thoroughly overcome : defeat
they never knew when they were whipped — L.C.Douglas
the crew is not out to whip a rival boat — Frederick Way
7. : to stir up : arouse , incite — usually used with up
deliberately trying to whip up a new emotion — Ellen Glasgow
whipped up his interest in radical causes — Ishbel Ross
8. : to make or compose in or as if in an extemporaneous manner : produce in a hurry — usually used with up
a sketch … an artist might whip up but not the actual blueprint — New York Times
9. : to fish (water) with rod, line, and artificial lure with a motion like that employed in using a whip
10. : to beat (as eggs) usually with a whisk, fork, or other instrument to increase volume by incorporation of air into the material
whipping plastic
11. : to gather together or hold together for united action in the manner of a party whip
intransitive verb
1. : to move nimbly : start, turn, go or pass quickly or suddenly : whisk
whipped around the corner
whipping through the supper dishes — C.B.Davis
2. : to thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash : swish
a flag on shore is whipping out from its staff — H.A.Calahan
3. : to fish by whipping the water
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- whip into shape
- whip the devil around the stump
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English wippe, whippe, from wippen, whippen, v.
1.
a. : an instrument consisting usually of a handle and lash forming a flexible rod that is used for whipping — see horsewhip , riding whip
b. : something that resembles or acts as a whip
the wind had a whip in it — J.B.Clayton
more violent in their wielding of the whip of scorn — F.B.Millett
he will never be a whip for any cause — Jean Burden
2. : a stroke or cut with or as if with a whip
a quick whip of the eyes and he passed — D.M.Davin
3.
a. : a plant (as a fruit tree) having one season's growth from the time of budding or grafting and usually forming a simple unbranched shoot
b. : a tall slender tree unlikely to develop into a desirable crop tree and harmful to its neighbors by its swaying
4.
a. : a dessert made by whipping a portion of the ingredients (as cream, whites of eggs, ice cream, or gelatine)
b. : a kitchen utensil made of braided or coiled wire or perforated metal with a handle and used in whipping cream, whites of eggs, or other materials
5. : one of the arms of a windmill on which the sails are spread
6.
a. : single whip
b. : double whip
7. : one that handles a whip: as
a. : a driver of horses : coachman
a noted whip in those days of the stagecoach — H.C.Barnabee
b. : whipper-in 1
8. : an extra yarn in figure weaving not belonging to either warp or filling
9.
a. : a member of a legislative body appointed by his political party to act as a liaison between the leaders and the other members of the party primarily to enforce party discipline and to secure the attendance of party members at important sessions especially for voting
b. sometimes capitalized : a document received by a member of the British House of Commons from his political party
the whip recites the business to be taken in the following week — Herbert Morrison
10. : whip-round
11.
a. : a whipping motion : a thrashing about
the whip of a snapped cable
b. : the transverse vibration of the muzzle end of long guns
c. : an unstable motion back and forth in a mechanical part (as a loose bearing)
12. : the quality of being flexible : flexibility , give
knobby canes with the whip of whalebone and the toughness of steel — Irish Digest
a racket frame that has too much whip — Jack Kramer
13. : any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion (as a spring in an electrical device for making a circuit or a rocking lever actuated by the prolong in a piano action)
14. : an amusement device of cars which circle with sudden jerks
15. : a short vertical antenna usually used in mobile radio equipment consisting of a rod or streamlined stub similar in general appearance to a horsewhip