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Meaning
Noun
●
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.
The same
instrument
used to
strike
a person or
animal
for
corporal punishment
or torture.
●
A
blow
administered
with a whip.
●
In Hunting:
A whipper-in.
●
In Politics:
A
member
of a
political party
who is
in charge
of
enforcing
the
party
's
policies
in votes.
●
In UK politics:
A
document
distributed
weekly
to MPs by
party whips
informing
them of
upcoming
votes
in parliament.
●
In UK politics:
The
regular
status
of an MP within a
parliamentary
party
, which can be
revoked
by the
party
as a
disciplinary
measure.
●
Whipped cream.
●
In Nautical:
A
purchase
in
which one
block
is used to
gain
a 2:1
mechanical
advantage.
●
In African-American Vernacular English & Multicultural Toronto English:
A
mode
of personal
motorized
transportation
; an
automobile
, all makes and
mode
ls including
motorcycles
, excluding public
transportation
.
●
In Roller derby:
A
move in
which one
player
transfers
momentum
to another.
●
A
whipping
motion
; a
thrashing
about.
●
The quality of being
whiplike
or
flexible
;
suppleness
,
as of
the
shaft
of a
golf
club.
●
Any of various
pieces
that
operate
with a
quick
vibratory
motion
A
spring
in certain
electrical
devices
for making a circuit
●
In Music:
Any of various
pieces
that
operate
with a
quick
vibratory
motion
A
wippen
, a
rocking
component
in certain
piano
actions.
●
A
coach driver
; a
coach
man.
●
In Baseball:
Acronym of
walks
plus
hits
per
inning
pitched
; a
statistic
of the number of
baserunners
a
pitcher
has
allowed
per
inning
pitched
.
Verb
●
To
hit with
a whip.
●
To
hit with
any
flexible
object.
●
To
defeat
,
as in
a
contest
or game.
●
To
mix
in a
rapid
aerating
fashion
, especially food.
●
To
urge
into
action
or obedience.
●
In Politics:
To
enforce
a
member
voting
in accordance with
party
policy.
●
In Nautical:
To
bind
the
end of
a
rope
with
twine
or other
small stuff
to
prevent
its
unlaying
:
fraying
or unravelling.
●
In Nautical:
To
hoist
or
purchase
by means of
a whip.
●
To
sew
lightly
;
specifically
, to form (a
fabric
) into
gathers
by
loosely
overcasting
the
rolled
edge
and
drawing up
the thread.
●
To
throw
or
kick
an
object
at a high velocity.
●
To
fish
a
body of water
especially by making
repeated
casts.
●
To
snap
back and forth
like a whip.
●
To
move
very fast.
●
To
move
(something) very
fast
; often with up, out, etc.
●
In Roller derby:
To
transfer
momentum
from one
skater
to another.
●
To
lash
with
sarcasm
,
abuse
, etc.
●
To
thrash
; to
beat out
, as
grain
, by striking.
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Synonyms
Cat
Cat-O'-Nine-Tails
Flail
Knout
Lash
Quirt
Scourge
Sjambok
Thong
Whipper-In
Crop
Belt
Birch
Cut
Feague
Flagellate
Flog
Lather
Scutch
Slash
Strap
Stripe
Thrash
Thresh
Whip
Whoop
Yark
Hit
Tromp
Party Whip
Whip Up
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Pick
Trot
Hook
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Spit
Sword
Smack
Grind
Truncheon
Claw
Shake
Brush
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Beat
Sling
Pop
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Rhymes
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Nip
Hip
Zip
Pip
Sip
Lip
Yip
Dip
Gyp
Pip
Tip
Rip
Nip
Clip
Drip
Quip
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Grip
Snip
Crip
Chip
Flip
Chip
Slip
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Unzip
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