whippedadj.
/hwɪpt/ 1. Needlework. (See whip v. 18.)
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > embroidered
steveneda1000
beatena1300
browdedc1386
forbroidena1400
beatc1400
browdenc1425
broideringa1450
brusitc1450
surfleda1529
whipped1548
broidered1560
needle-wrought1562
brawded1572
resplaid1575
stitched1582
embroidered1591
braided1758
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. ccvijv Frettes of whipped gold of damaske very riche.
1716 J. Gay Trivia ii. 35 In half-whipt Muslin Needles useless lye.
a. (See quot.) Obsolete.
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a1563 V. Leigh Moste Profitable Sci. Surueying (1577) sig. O.iii I call it..the whipped line, because I haue fourmed it..like a littell whipcorde.
1619 H. Lyte Art of Tens 20 In the table on the left hand of the whipped line.
b. Bound with cord closely wound round: see whip v. 17.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > [adjective] > binding > bound > bound round with cords or thread
corded1486
whipped1886
1886 J. H. Keene Fishing Tackle 159 Twisting a hackle..round the shank of a whipped hook.
3. Confectionery, etc. Beaten into a froth: see whip v. 7. Hence in figurative expressions denoting something ‘frothy’, flimsy, or unsubstantial.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective]
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aerya1398
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hollowa1529
flittering1549
wanzing1571
aerial1581
slight1585
flit1590
windy1593
filmy1594
tenuous1597
unsubstantial1597
yeasty1598
thingless1599
airy1600
spare1602
spongy1603
insubstantial1607
baselessa1616
thina1616
insolid1618
insubstantiate1621
tenuious1634
bubble1635
thin-spun1638
subventaneous1646
unsubstanceda1658
whipped1673
aericala1678
huffy1678
blatherya1693
naughty1696
substanceless1784
vapoury1818
aeriform1827
airified1837
blow-away1858
non-substantial1858
unbased1860
evasive1881
stuffless1896
fabricless1905
lighter-than-air1909
the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective] > streaked
brinded1430
straked1537
branded1561
flaked1577
pencilled1592
streaked1600
brandy1608
striated1646
straky1650
bestreakeda1658
tabby1665
whipped1673
brindle1676
brindled1678
striate1678
rowy1742
streaky1747
virgated1803
roded1841
fibrilloso-striate1846
roey1850
tabbied1861
rody1864
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > general preparation processes > [adjective] > whipped
swungc1467
cast1597
whipped1673
milled1766
beatc1817
creamed1892
switched1909
1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iv. iii. 63 The dull French Poetry..so thin, that it is the very Leaf-gold of Wit, the very Wafers and whip'd Cream of sense.
1691 T. Shadwell Scowrers ii. i. 10 To make clouted cream, and whipt Sillabubs.
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Sugar The White of a whipt Egg.
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. xxvii. 117 To distinguish the froth and whipt-syllabub in them [sc. letters] from the cream.
1781 W. Cowper Table Talk 551 Summoning the Muse to such a theme, The fruit of all her labour is whipped cream.
1828 W. Scott Jrnl. 23 Apr. (1941) 230 Who cares for the whipd cream of London society?
1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 209 Add a gill of whipped cream.
4.
a. Beaten with or as with a whip; scourged, flogged, lashed.
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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [adjective] > whipped
well-whipped1579
jerked1671
whipped1713
horsewhippedc1774
flagellated1836
knouted1851
flagellate1876
1713 R. Steele in Guardian 20 Mar. 2/1 Saying, That it became not the Condition of a whipt Rascal to travel on Horseback.
1842 Congr. Globe 29 Jan. 183/2 A whipped cur was ever the most fawning dog.
1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain I. xiv. 296 The two nationals, who sneaked away like whipped hounds.
b. Farriery. Of a horse: see quot.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > obedient or well-trained > that responds well to whip
whipped1740
1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. Pref. p. xi You shall hear many a Horse praised for being a thorow-winded one, and a brave whipt-horse.
1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. vi. 122 He is a good whip'd Horse, that is, he will answer the Whip well.
5. Fencing. (See whip v. 4.)
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [adjective] > actions
washing1567
swash1599
swashing1622
riposted1707
whipped1771
riposting1889
1771 A. Lonnergan Fencer's Guide 90 If I whip along your Tierce-side, parry round with a whipped Quarte.
6. With up: Made up artificially, factitious.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > false assertion > [adjective]
pretended1489
misalleged1620
vamped1714
trumped-up1728
whipped1900
1900 Daily News 8 Feb. 3/4 The recent agitation was a whipped-up thing.
1902 J. H. Rose Life Napoleon I I. xii. 274 His keen instinct for reality, which led him to scorn such whipped-up creeds as Robespierre's Supreme Being.
7. Used for whip- comb. form.
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1680 London Gaz. No. 1561/4 Two Mares, one of them..whipt Tail'd, and Grizled.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. iii. 94/2 Little round holes whipt-stitched about.
8. Subject to a Parliamentary whip.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [adjective] > subjected to whip
whipped1970
1970 P. G. Richards Parliament & Conscience iii. 60 This was duly debated and defeated on a straight party whipped vote.
1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Mar. 300/2 In the 1970–74 Parliament, two thirds of the Conservative members voted against their party whip on at least one occasion, and one (Enoch Powell) did so in 113 whipped divisions.
1981 D. Marsh & E. J. Chambers Abortion Politics vii. 194 MPs..are subject to constituency and interest group pressure on whipped issues.
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North American slang. Exhausted, tired out. Also const. up.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective]
wearyc825
asadc1306
ateyntc1325
attaintc1325
recrayed1340
methefula1350
for-wearya1375
matea1375
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fortireda1400
methefula1400
afoundered?a1425
tewedc1440
travailedc1440
wearisomec1460
fatigate1471
defatigatec1487
tired1488
recreant1490
yolden?1507
fulyeit?a1513
traiked?a1513
tavert1535
wearied1538
fatigated1552
awearya1555
forwearied1562
overtired1567
spenta1568
done1575
awearied1577
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overworn1592
outworn1597
half-dead1601
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worn-out1639
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fessive1773
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forjeskit1786
ramfeezled1786
done-over1789
fatigued1791
forfoughten1794
worn-up1812
dead1813
out-burnta1821
prostrate1820
dead beat1822
told out1822
bone-tireda1825
traiky1825
overfatigued1834
outwearied1837
done like (a) dinner1838
magged1839
used up1839
tuckered outc1840
drained1855
floored1857
weariful1862
wappered1868
bushed1870
bezzled1875
dead-beaten1875
down1885
tucked up1891
ready (or fit) to drop1892
buggered-up1893
ground-down1897
played1897
veal-bled1899
stove-up1901
trachled1910
ragged1912
beat up1914
done in1917
whacked1919
washy1922
pooped1928
shattered1930
punchy1932
shagged1932
shot1939
whipped1940
buggered1942
flaked (out)1942
fucked1949
sold-out1958
wiped1958
burnt out1959
wrung out1962
juiced1965
hanging1971
zonked1972
maxed1978
raddled1978
zoned1980
cream crackered1983
1940 Music Makers May 37/3 Whipped up, worn out, exhausted, beat for your everything.
1958 G. Lea Somewhere there's Music iv. 36 ‘Oh sure.’ He pulled in his feet, hugged his knees, yawned. ‘I'm whipped.’
1984 J. Dressel in R. Garlick & R. Mathias Anglo-Welsh Poetry 276 He's just too whipped to shuck that Wind-grey coat, every button gone.
1991 Chicago Tribune Mag. 16 June 13/2 But today, I have to admit, I feel whipped and weary. My life seems to be on countdown.
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whipped butter n. originally and chiefly North American a type of butter which has been aerated to produce a lighter, more spreadable texture.
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1870 Ladies' Repository Jan. 10/2 It will make a delicious dish, without the objectionable whipped butter.
1929 N.Y. Times 15 Dec. x. 14/4 Whipped butter, light, fluffy, and delicious, is one of New York's favorite delicacies.
2004 P. S. Tzougros Wealthy Choices i. 4 My mother won't buy whipped butter. She says it's expensive and unnecessary.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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