whip

noun

  1. 1

    a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

    the whip raised a red welt

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

verb

  1. 1

    subject to harsh criticism

    The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday

    the professor scaled the students

  2. 2

    defeat thoroughly

    He mopped up the floor with his opponents

  3. 3

    strike as if by whipping

    The curtain whipped her face

  4. 4

    beat severely with a whip or rod

    The teacher often flogged the students

    The children were severely trounced

  5. 5

    whip with or as if with a wire whisk

    whisk the eggs

  6. 6

    thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

    The tall grass whipped in the wind

Synonyms

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