1. • noun - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
   • noun - a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
   • noun - a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
   • noun - (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
   • noun - a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
   • verb - beat severely with a whip or rod
   • verb - defeat thoroughly
   • verb - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
   • verb - strike as if by whipping
   • verb - whip with or as if with a wire whisk
   • verb - subject to harsh criticism
2. • To strike with repeated strokes, as with a strap or rod; lash.
   • To punish or chastise by repeated striking with a strap or rod; flog.
   • To afflict, castigate, or reprove severely: “For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure” (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
   • To drive, force, or compel by flogging, lashing, or other means.
   • To strike or affect in a manner similar to whipping or lashing: Icy winds whipped my face.
   • To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.
   • To snatch, pull, or remove in a sudden manner: He whipped off his cap.
   • To sew with a loose overcast or overhand stitch.
   • To wrap or bind (a rope, for example) with twine to prevent unraveling or fraying.
   • To hoist by means of a rope passing through an overhead pulley.
   • To defeat; outdo: Our team can whip your team.
   • To move in a sudden, quick manner; dart.
   • To move in a manner similar to a whip; thrash or snap about: Branches whipped against the windows.
   • An instrument, either a flexible rod or a flexible thong or lash attached to a handle, used for driving animals or administering corporal punishment.
   • A whipping or lashing motion or stroke; a whiplash.
   • A blow, wound, or cut made by or as if by whipping.
   • Something, such as a long radio antenna on a motor vehicle, that is similar to a whip in form or flexibility.
   • Flexibility, as in the shaft of a golf club.
   • A whipper-in.
   • A member of a legislative body, such as the U.
   • A call issued to party members in a lawmaking body to ensure attendance at a particular time.
   • A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream, often with fruit or fruit flavoring: prune whip.
   • An arm on a windmill.
   • A hoist consisting of a single rope passing through an overhead pulley.
   • A ride in an amusement park, consisting of small cars that move in a rapid, whipping motion along an oval track.
   • To arouse; excite: whipped up the mob; whip up enthusiasm.
   • To prepare quickly: whip up a light lunch.
3. • v - to strike with a whip (an instrument for administering corporal punishment)

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