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whip

noun
/ˈwɪp/

Etymology

From Middle English whippen, wippen (“to flap violently”), from Middle Dutch wippen (“to swing, leap, dance, oscillate”) and Middle Low German wippen (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Germanic *wipjaną (“to move back and forth”). Some similarity to Sanskrit root वेप् (vep, “shake, flourish”), Latin vibrō (“to shake”). (See Swedish vippa and Danish vippe (“to shake”)). The unetymological wh- is probably expressive of the sound of a whip; compare the same development in whisk and onomatopoeias such as whack and whoosh. The political senses are from whipper-in (“huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering”), 18th century hunting terminology.

  1. derived from *wipjaną✻ — “to move back and forth”
  2. derived from wippen — “to move quickly”
  3. derived from wippen — “to swing, leap, dance, oscillate”
  4. inherited from whippen

Definitions

  1. A lash

    A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.

    • I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention.

  2. A blow administered with a whip.

    • I had hardly said the word, when Kit jumped into the saddle, and gave his horse a whip and a spur — and off it cantered, as if it were in as great a hurry to be married as Kit himself.

  3. A whipper-in.

    • From the far side of the wood came the long shrill screech […] which signifies that one of the whips has viewed the fox quitting the covert.
  4. ›+ 29 more definitions

    1. A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.

      • I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.

    2. A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in…

      A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.

    3. The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the…

      The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.

      • to withdraw the whip
      • As a result, he was stripped of the whip on Tuesday, preventing him from voting in the fourth ballot to narrow down candidates to be the next party leader.

    4. Whipped cream.

      • Did you want to add some whip to your coffee, ma'am?

    5. A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2

      A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.

    6. A mode of personal motorized transportation

      A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.

      • Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time.
      • Had four bills and I bought me a car / Little red whip that I bought for my marge
      • Big whip I'm underground parking

    7. A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.

    8. A whipping motion

      A whipping motion; a thrashing about.

      • I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped.

    9. The quality of being whiplike or flexible

      The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.

    10. Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion

    11. A coach driver

      A coach driver; a coachman.

      • Lord Carington […] led the way with his chestnuts, having a distinguished brother whip, Lord Londesborough, by his side.

    12. To hit with a whip.

      • The rider whipped the horse.

    13. To hit with any flexible object.

      • I whipped her with a newspaper.

    14. To defeat, as in a contest or game.

      • She whips me in the first game of pool, I do not even get a shot. Eight-balled from the break.

    15. To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.

      • to whip eggs or cream

    16. To urge into action or obedience.

      • He whipped the department into shape.

    17. To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.

    18. To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying

      To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.

      • 1677-1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick exercises Its string […] is firmly whipt about with small Gut

    19. To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

    20. To sew lightly

      To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.

      • to whip a ruffle
      • In half-whipped muslin needles useless lie.

    21. To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.

      • He whipped the ball at me.
      • Composed play then saw Sam Ricketts nutmeg Ashley Cole before Taylor whipped a fine curling effort over Petr Cech's bar.

    22. To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.

      • whipping its rough surface for a trout

    23. To snap back and forth like a whip.

      • The pennants whipped in the wind.

    24. To move very fast.

      • The wind whipped through the valley.
      • Two Friends, Travelling, met a Bear upon the way; the one Whips up a Tree, and the Other Throws himself Flat upon the Ground.
      • He looked up when I came in, gave a kind of cry, and whipped upstairs into the cabinet. It was but for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills.

    25. To move (something) very fast

      To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.

      • She,[…] in a hurry, whips up her Darling under her Arm.
      • He whips out his pocketbook every moment, and writes descriptions of everything he sees.

    26. To transfer momentum from one skater to another.

    27. To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.

      • They would whip me with their fine wits.

    28. To thrash

      To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.

      • to whip wheat

    29. Acronym of walks plus hits per inning pitched

      Acronym of walks plus hits per inning pitched; a statistic of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched.

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Derived

bullock-whip, bullwhip, chain whip, coachwhip, crack the whip, crack-the-whip, double-line whip, Eastwood's whip lizard, fair crack of the whipdogwhip, horsewhip, hose-whip, hunting whip, Irish whip, knight of the whip, laser whip, misery whip, one-line whip, pencil whip, penny whip, riding whip, sea whip coral, sea whip, sea-whip, sennet whip, signal whip, single-line whip, smart as a whip, snakewhip, snap-the-whip, stockwhip, three-line whip, two-line whip, weed whip, whip and spur, whip coral, whipcracking, whip cream, whip gin, whip graft, whip grafting · +10 more

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA