whip

noun

1》 a strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for beating a person or urging on an animal.

2》 an official of a political party appointed to maintain parliamentary discipline among its members, especially so as to ensure attendance and voting in debates.

    ↘Brit. a written notice from such an official requesting attendance for voting.

    ↘(the whip) Brit. membership of the group of MPs that form the official elected representation of a particular political party, together with the duties or rights associated with such membership.

3》 a dessert made from cream or eggs beaten into a light fluffy mass.

4》 short for whipper-in.

5》 a slender, unbranched shoot or plant.

6》 a rope-and-pulley hoisting apparatus.

verb (whips, whipping, whipped)

1》 beat with a whip.

    ↘(of a flexible object or rain or wind) strike or beat violently.

    ↘(whip someone up) deliberately excite or provoke someone.

    ↘(whip something up) stimulate a particular feeling in someone.

    ↘informal defeat heavily in a sporting contest.

2》 move or take out fast or suddenly.

    ↘(whip something up) make or prepare something, especially food, very quickly.

3》 beat (cream, eggs, or other food) into a froth.

4》 Brit. informal steal.

5》 (whip in) Hunting act as whipper-in.

6》 bind with spirally wound twine.

    ↘sew or gather with overcast stitches.

7》 [as adjective whipped] N. Amer. informal worn out; exhausted.

Phrases

the whip hand a position of power or control.

Derivatives

whip-like adjective

whipper noun

whipping noun

Origin

ME: prob. from Mid. Low Ger. and MDu. wippen 'swing, leap, dance', from a Gmc base meaning 'move quickly'.