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whip    (hwp, wp) KEY 

VERB:
whipped or whipt  (hwpt, wpt) KEY , whip·ping, whips
VERB:
tr.

1. To strike with repeated strokes, as with a strap or rod; lash.
2. 1. To punish or chastise by repeated striking with a strap or rod; flog.
   2. To afflict, castigate, or reprove severely: "For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
3. To drive, force, or compel by flogging, lashing, or other means.
4. To strike or affect in a manner similar to whipping or lashing: Icy winds whipped my face.
5. To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.
6. Informal To snatch, pull, or remove in a sudden manner: He whipped off his cap.
7. To sew with a loose overcast or overhand stitch.
8. To wrap or bind (a rope, for example) with twine to prevent unraveling or fraying.
9. Nautical To hoist by means of a rope passing through an overhead pulley.
10. Informal To defeat; outdo: Our team can whip your team.

VERB:
intr.

1. To move in a sudden, quick manner; dart.
2. To move in a manner similar to a whip; thrash or snap about: Branches whipped against the windows.

NOUN:

1. An instrument, either a flexible rod or a flexible thong or lash attached to a handle, used for driving animals or administering corporal punishment.
2. A whipping or lashing motion or stroke; a whiplash.
3. A blow, wound, or cut made by or as if by whipping.
4. Something, such as a long radio antenna on a motor vehicle, that is similar to a whip in form or flexibility.
5. Sports Flexibility, as in the shaft of a golf club.
6. Sports A whipper-in.
7. 1. A member of a legislative body, such as the U.S. Congress or the British Parliament, charged by his or her party with enforcing party discipline and ensuring attendance.
   2. A call issued to party members in a lawmaking body to ensure attendance at a particular time.
8. A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream, often with fruit or fruit flavoring: prune whip.
9. An arm on a windmill.
10. Nautical A hoist consisting of a single rope passing through an overhead pulley.
11. A ride in an amusement park, consisting of small cars that move in a rapid, whipping motion along an oval track.

PHRASAL VERBS:
whip in

To keep together, as members of a political party or hounds in a pack.

whip up

1. To arouse; excite: whipped up the mob; whip up enthusiasm.
2. Informal To prepare quickly: whip up a light lunch.

IDIOM:
whip into shape Informal

To bring to a specified state or condition, vigorously and often forcefully.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English wippen, whippen; see weip- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
whipper(Noun)