whip

[[t](h)wɪp, wɪp[/t]]

v. whipped whipt, whip•ping,

1) to beat with a flexible implement, as a strap, lash, or rod, esp. as punishment; flog

2) to spank

3) to urge on with or as if with lashes

4) to castigate with words

5) to train or organize forcefully:

to whip the team into shape[/ex]

6) inf to defeat; overcome:

to whip a bad habit[/ex]

7) to hoist or haul by means of a whip

8) to move, pull, or seize with a sudden movement:

She whipped out her camera[/ex]

9) spo to fish (a body of water) with rod and line, esp. by making repeated casts

10) coo to beat, as eggs, to a froth with an implement

11) to overlay or cover (cord or rope) with cord, thread, or the like

12) to wind (cord, twine, or thread) about something

13) clo to sew with a light overcasting stitch

14) to go quickly and suddenly; dart

15) to lash about:

flags that whip in the wind[/ex]

16) inf whip off, to write hurriedly:

to whip off a book report[/ex]

17) inf whip up

a) to prepare quickly:

to whip up dinner in ten minutes[/ex]

b) to incite; arouse:

to whip up the mob[/ex]

18) an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle

19) a lashing stroke or motion

20) a utensil for whipping; whisk

21) coo a dessert of beaten egg whites or cream, flavoring, and often chopped fruit:

pineapple whip[/ex]

22) gov

a) a party manager in a legislative body who secures attendance for voting and directs other members

b) (in Britain) a written call made on members of a party to be in attendance for voting

23) a windmill vane

24) a tackle consisting of a fall rove through a single standing block

(single whip), or a fall secured at one end and rove through a single running and a single standing block(double whip).

25) the wrapping around the end of a whipped cord or the like

26) mac

Also called whirl 16) eccentric rotation of a shaft having its center line slightly curved between supporting bearings.

27) bot a branchless shoot of a woody plant, esp. one resulting from the first year's growth of a bud or graft

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Etymology: 1200–50; ME w(h)ippe (n.), w(h)ippen (v.), akin to or < MD, MLG wippen to swing, vacillate