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whip

/ whip /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a quick blow with a whip
Type of:
blow
Derived:
lash flog welt lather slash
verb Sense 2
strike as if by whipping
"The curtain whipped her face"
Type of:
strike
Kinds of:
urticate
Derived:
lash thong whiplash
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
"The tall grass whipped in the wind"
Type of:
convulse thresh thresh about
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 4
a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
Type of:
legislator
noun Sense 5
a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
Type of:
dessert sweet afters
Kinds of:
prune whip
noun Sense 6
(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
Type of:
flexibility flexibleness
Domain:
golf golf game
noun Sense 7
an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
Type of:
instrument
Kinds of:
cat-o'-nine-tails cat cowhide horsewhip knout
Derived:
flog welt lather lash slash
verb Sense 8
whip with or as if with a wire whisk
"whisk the eggs"
Type of:
beat scramble
See also:
whip up whomp up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
verb Sense 9
beat severely with a whip or rod
"The teacher often flogged the students"
"The children were severely trounced"
Type of:
beat beat up work over
Kinds of:
flagellate scourge horsewhip switch cowhide
Derived:
beating thrashing licking drubbing lacing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 10
subject to harsh criticism
"The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"
"the professor scaled the students"
"your invectives scorched the community"
Type of:
attack round assail
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 11
defeat thoroughly
"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
Type of:
beat beat out crush
Derived:
thrashing walloping debacle drubbing slaughter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
60
Times Searched
3
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blow strike urticate convulse thresh thresh about legislator dessert sweet afters prune whip flexibility