Synonyms: beating, lashing, thrashing, caning More Synonyms of whip
3. verb
If something, for example the wind, whips something, it strikes it sharply.
[literary]
A terrible wind whipped our faces. [VERB noun]
A branch whipped her across the cheek. [VERB noun]
4. verb
If something flexible whips in a particular way, it moves sharply when it is affected by a force, for exampleby the wind.
[literary]
Blond strands of hair whipped in the wind. [VERB preposition/adverb]
5. verb
If someone whips something out or whips it off, they take it out or take it off very quickly and suddenly.
Bob whipped out his notebook. [VERB noun with adverb]
Players were whipping their shirts off. [VERB noun with adverb]
My waitress whipped the plate away and put down my bill. [VERB noun with adverb]
6. verb
If something or someone whips somewhere, they move there or go there very quickly.
The wind out here is whipping along at about 30 miles an hour. [VERB adverb/preposition]
I whipped into a parking space. [VERB adverb/preposition]
Synonyms: dash, shoot, fly, tear More Synonyms of whip
7. verb
When you whip something liquid such as cream or an egg, you stir it very fast until it is thick or stiff.
Whip the cream until thick. [VERB noun]
Whip the eggs, oils and honey together. [VERB noun adverb/preposition]
...strawberries and whipped cream. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: whisk, beat, mix vigorously, stir vigorously More Synonyms of whip
8. verb
If you whip people into an emotional state, you deliberately cause and encourage them to be in that state.
He could whip a crowd into hysteria. [VERB noun + into]
Politicians and businessmen have whipped themselves into a panic. [VERB noun into noun]
Synonyms: incite, drive, push, urge More Synonyms of whip
9. countable noun
A whip 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 inthe appropriate way.
The whips have the job of making sure MPs toe the line.
10. countable noun
A whip is a notice which tells the members of a political party in parliament that it is important for them to votein a particular way on an important issue.
[British]
11. See also three-line whip
12.
See the whip hand
13. a fair crack of the whip
Phrasal verbs:
See whip up
More Synonyms of whip
whip in British English
(wɪp)
verbWord forms: whips, whipping or whipped
1.
to strike (a person or thing) with several strokes of a strap, rod, etc
2. (transitive)
to punish by striking in this manner
3. (tr; foll by out, away, etc)
to pull, remove, etc, with sudden rapid motion
to whip out a gun
4. (intr; foll by down, into, out of, etc) informal
to come, go, etc, in a rapid sudden manner
they whipped into the bar for a drink
5.
to strike or be struck as if by whipping
the tempest whipped the surface of the sea
6. (transitive)
to criticize virulently
7. (transitive)
to bring, train, etc, forcefully into a desired condition (esp in the phrases whip into line and whip into shape)
8. (transitive) informal
to overcome or outdo
I know when I've been whipped
9. (tr; often foll by on, out, or off)
to drive, urge, compel, etc, by or as if by whipping
10. (transitive)
to wrap or wind (a cord, thread, etc) around (a rope, cable, etc) to prevent chafing or fraying
11. (transitive) nautical
to hoist by means of a rope through a single pulley
12. (transitive)
(in fly-fishing) to cast the fly repeatedly onto (the water) in a whipping motion
13. (transitive)
(in sewing) to join, finish, or gather with whipstitch
14.
to beat (eggs, cream, etc) with a whisk or similar utensil to incorporate air and produce expansion
15. (transitive)
to spin (a top)
16. (transitive) informal
to steal
he whipped her purse
noun
17.
a device consisting of a lash or flexible rod attached at one end to a stiff handle and used for driving animals, inflicting corporal punishment, etc
18.
a whipping stroke or motion
19.
a person adept at handling a whip, as a coachman, etc
20. (in a legislative body)
a.
a member of a party chosen to organize and discipline the members of his or her faction, esp in voting and to assist in the arrangement of the business
b.
a call issued to members of a party, insisting with varying degrees of urgency upon their presence or loyal voting behaviour
c.
(in the British Parliament) a schedule of business sent to members of a party each week. Each item on it is underlined to indicate its importance: one line means that no division is expected, two lines means that the item is fairly important, and three lines means that the item is very important and every membermust attend and vote according to the party line
21.
an apparatus for hoisting, consisting of a rope, pulley, and snatch block
22.
any of a variety of desserts made from egg whites or cream beaten stiff, sweetened, and flavoured with fruit, fruit juice, etc
23. whipper-in
24.
a windmill vane
25.
transient elastic movement of a structure or part when subjected to sudden release of load or dynamic excitation
26.
a percussion instrument consisting of two strips of wood, joined forming the shape of a V, and clapped loudly together
27.
flexibility, as in the shaft of a golf club, etc
28.
a ride in a funfair involving bumper cars that move with sudden jerks
29.
a wrestling throw in which a wrestler seizes an opponent's arm and spins them to the floor
30. a fair crack of the whip
Derived forms
whiplike (ˈwhipˌlike)
adjective
whipper (ˈwhipper)
noun
Word origin
C13: perhaps from Middle Dutch wippen to swing; related to Middle Dutch wipfen to dance, German Wipfel tree top
whip in American English
(hwɪp; wɪp)
verb transitiveWord forms: whipped or whipt, ˈwhipping
1.
to move, pull, jerk, snatch, throw, etc. suddenly
usually with out, off, up, etc.
to whip out a knife
2.
a.
to strike, as with a strap or rod; lash; beat
b.
to punish in this manner
3.
to force, drive, compel, or urge by or as by whipping
4.
to strike as a whip does
the rain whipped her face
5.
to attack with stinging words; flay
6.
to wind (cord or thread) around (a rope, etc.) so as to prevent fraying
7.
to fish (a stream, etc.) by making repeated casts with a rod and line
8.
to beat (egg whites, cream, etc.) with a fork, whisk, mixer, etc. so as to incorporate air and make frothy
9.
to sew (a seam or hem) with a loose, overcasting or overhand stitch
10. Informal
to defeat or outdo, as in a contest
11. Nautical
to hoist by means of a rope passing through an overhead pulley
verb intransitive
12.
to move, go, or pass quickly and suddenly
he whipped down the stairs
13.
to flap or thrash about in a whiplike manner
flags whipping in high wind
14.
to cast with a fishing rod, using a quick, whiplike motion
noun
15.
an instrument for striking or flogging, consisting generally of a stiff or flexible rod with a lash attached to one end
16.
a blow, cut, etc. made with or as with a whip
17.
a person who uses a whip, as a coachman or a huntsman who whips on the hounds
18.
a.
an officer of a political party, as in Congress or Parliament, who maintains discipline and enforces attendance
: also party whip
b. British
a call issued to party members in a lawmaking body to be in attendance to vote ona certain issue
a three-line whip
19.
a whipping motion
20.
a dessert made of sugar and whipped cream, stiffly beaten egg whites, or gelatin, and often fruit
21.
something resembling a whip in its action, as a windmill vane, kind of eggbeater,etc.
22.
a hoisting apparatus consisting of a single rope passing through an overhead pulley
23.
a flexible vertical rod for use as a radio antenna
: also whip antenna
SIMILAR WORDS: beat
Idioms:
whip in
whip into shape
whip up
Word origin
ME whippen < MDu wippen, to swing, move up and down < IE *weib-, to turn, swing: see vibrate
More idioms containing
whip
crack the whip
a fair crack of the whip
have the whip hand
Word lists with
whip
instrument
In other languages
whip
British English: whip /wɪp/ NOUN
A whip is a long thin piece of leather or rope fastened to a handle. It is used for hitting animals or people.
American English: whip
Arabic: سَوْط
Brazilian Portuguese: chicote
Chinese: 鞭子
Croatian: bič
Czech: bič
Danish: pisk
Dutch: zweep
European Spanish: látigo
Finnish: ruoska
French: fouet équitation
German: Peitsche
Greek: μαστίγιο
Italian: frusta
Japanese: 鞭
Korean: 채찍
Norwegian: pisk
Polish: bat
European Portuguese: chicote
Romanian: bici
Russian: кнут
Latin American Spanish: látigo
Swedish: piska
Thai: แส้
Turkish: kırbaç
Ukrainian: батіг
Vietnamese: roi da
All related terms of 'whip'
whip in
to perform the duties of a whipper-in to a pack of hounds
whip up
If someone whips up an emotion , especially a dangerous one such as hatred , or if they whip people up into an emotional state, they deliberately cause and encourage people to feel that emotion.
sea whip
any of several gorgonians with the axial skeleton branched, forming long, whiplike colonies
whip hand
(in driving horses ) the hand holding the whip
chief whip
the highest-ranking or principal whip in a legislature or parliamaent
pistol-whip
to beat or strike with a pistol barrel
riding whip
a short whip with a thong at one end and a handle for opening gates at the other
stock whip
a whip with a long lash and a short handle , as used to herd cattle
whip graft
a graft made by inserting a tongue cut on the sloping base of the scion into a slit on the sloping top of the stock
whip-round
When a group of people have a whip-round , money is collected from each person so that it can be used to buy something for all of them or for someone they all know .
whip-smart
extremely clever
whip snake
any of several long slender fast-moving nonvenomous snakes of the colubrid genus Coluber, such as C. hippocrepis ( horseshoe whipsnake ) of Eurasia
whip scorpion
any nonvenomous arachnid of the order Uropygi (or Pedipalpi ), typically resembling a scorpion but lacking a sting
crack the whip
to make people work very hard and treat them strictly and perhaps harshly
the whip hand
If you have the whip hand , you have power over someone else in a particular situation .
three-line whip
A three-line whip is a situation where the MPs in a political party are ordered to attend parliament and vote in a particular way on a particular issue .
whip into shape
to bring by vigorous action into the proper or desired condition
horsewhip
A horsewhip is a long, thin piece of leather on the end of a short, stiff handle . It is used to train and control horses.
whipped cream
cream that has been beaten with a whisk or similar utensil to incorporate air and produce expansion
have the whip hand
to have more power than the other people involved in a situation , and so have an advantage or control over them
a fair crack of the whip
If you get a fair crack of the whip , you are allowed a reasonable opportunity to succeed at something.
knock something into shape
to use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve something, so that it is in the condition that you want it to be in
to lick into shape whip into shape to knock someone or something into shape
If you lick , knock , or whip someone or something into shape , you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in.