whip (n.)

  1. an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

  2. a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

    [ Syn: party whip ]

  3. a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

  4. (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

  5. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; the whip raised a red welt

    [ Syn: lash , whiplash ]

    whip (v.)

  1. beat severely with a whip or rod; The teacher often flogged the students; The children were severely trounced

    [ Syn: flog , welt , lather , lash , slash , strap , trounce ]

  2. defeat thoroughly; He mopped up the floor with his opponents

    [ Syn: worst , pip , mop up , rack up ]

  3. thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; The tall grass whipped in the wind'

  4. strike as if by whipping; The curtain whipped her face

    [ Syn: lash ]

  5. whip with or as if with a wire whisk; whisk the eggs

    [ Syn: whisk ]

  6. subject to harsh criticism; The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday; the professor scaled the students; your invectives scorched the community

    [ Syn: blister , scald ]

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