5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whip  \Whip\,  v.  i. 
  To  move  nimbly;  to  start  or  turn  suddenly  and  do  something 
  to  whisk;  as  he  whipped  around  the  corner. 
 
  With  speed  from  thence  he  whipped.  --Sackville. 
 
  Two  friends,  traveling,  met  a  bear  upon  the  way  the 
  one  whips  up  a  tree,  and  the  other  throws  himself  flat 
  upon  the  ground.  --L'Estrange. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whip  \Whip\,  n.  [OE.  whippe.  See  {Whip},  v.  t.] 
  1.  An  instrument  or  driving  horses  or  other  animals,  or  for 
  correction,  consisting  usually  of  a  lash  attached  to  a 
  handle,  or  of  a  handle  and  lash  so  combined  as  to  form  a 
  flexible  rod.  ``[A]  whip's  lash.''  --Chaucer. 
 
  In  his  right  hand  he  holds  a  whip,  with  which  he  is 
  supposed  to  drive  the  horses  of  the  sun.  --Addison. 
 
  2.  A  coachman;  a  driver  of  a  carriage;  as  a  good  whip. 
  --Beaconsfield. 
 
  3.  (Mach.) 
  a  One  of  the  arms  or  frames  of  a  windmill,  on  which  the 
  sails  are  spread. 
  b  The  length  of  the  arm  reckoned  from  the  shaft. 
 
  4.  (Naut.) 
  a  A  small  tackle  with  a  single  rope,  used  to  hoist  light 
  bodies. 
  b  The  long  pennant.  See  {Pennant} 
  a 
 
  5.  A  huntsman  who  whips  in  the  hounds;  whipper-in. 
 
  6.  (Eng.  Politics) 
  a  A  person  (as  a  member  of  Parliament)  appointed  to 
  enforce  party  discipline,  and  secure  the  attendance  of 
  the  members  of  a  Parliament  party  at  any  important 
  session,  especially  when  their  votes  are  needed. 
  b  A  call  made  upon  members  of  a  Parliament  party  to  be 
  in  their  places  at  a  given  time,  as  when  a  vote  is  to 
  be  taken 
 
  {Whip  and  spur},  with  the  utmost  haste. 
 
  {Whip  crane},  or  {Whip  purchase},  a  simple  form  of  crane 
  having  a  small  drum  from  which  the  load  is  suspended, 
  turned  by  pulling  on  a  rope  wound  around  larger  drum  on 
  the  same  axle. 
 
  {Whip  gin}.  See  {Gin  block},  under  5th  {Gin}. 
 
  {Whip  grafting}.  See  under  {Grafting}. 
 
  {Whip  hand},  the  hand  with  which  the  whip  is  used  hence 
  advantage;  mastery;  as  to  have  or  get  the  whip  hand  of  a 
  person.  --Dryden. 
 
  {Whip  ray}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  European  eagle  ray.  See  under 
  {Ray}. 
 
  {Whip  roll}  (Weaving),  a  roll  or  bar,  behind  the  reeds  in  a 
  loom,  on  which  the  warp  threads  rest. 
 
  {Whip  scorpion}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  numerous  species  of 
  arachnids  belonging  to  {Thelyphonus}  and  allied  genera. 
  They  somewhat  resemble  true  scorpions,  but  have  a  long, 
  slender  bristle,  or  lashlike  organ,  at  the  end  of  the 
  body,  instead  of  a  sting. 
 
  {Whip  snake}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  various  species  of 
  slender  snakes.  Specifically: 
  a  A  bright  green  South  American  tree  snake  ({Philodryas 
  viridissimus})  having  a  long  and  slender  body.  It  is 
  not  venomous.  Called  also  {emerald  whip  snake}. 
  b  The  coachwhip  snake. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whip  \Whip\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Whipped};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Whipping}.]  [OE.  whippen  to  overlay,  as  a  cord,  with  other 
  cords,  probably  akin  to  G.  &  D.  wippen  to  shake,  to  move  up 
  and  down  Sw  vippa,  Dan.  vippe  to  swing  to  and  fro,  to 
  shake,  to  toss  up  and  L.  vibrare  to  shake.  Cf  {Vibrate}.] 
  1.  To  strike  with  a  lash,  a  cord,  a  rod,  or  anything  slender 
  and  lithe;  to  lash;  to  beat  as  to  whip  a  horse,  or  a 
  carpet. 
 
  2.  To  drive  with  lashes  or  strokes  of  a  whip;  to  cause  to 
  rotate  by  lashing  with  a  cord;  as  to  whip  a  top 
 
  3.  To  punish  with  a  whip,  scourge,  or  rod;  to  flog;  to  beat 
  as  to  whip  a  vagrant;  to  whip  one  with  thirty  nine 
  lashes;  to  whip  a  perverse  boy. 
 
  Who  for  false  quantities,  was  whipped  at  school. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  4.  To  apply  that  which  hurts  keenly  to  to  lash,  as  with 
  sarcasm,  abuse,  or  the  like  to  apply  cutting  language  to 
 
  They  would  whip  me  with  their  fine  wits.  --Shak. 
 
  5.  To  thrash;  to  beat  out  as  grain,  by  striking;  as  to  whip 
  wheat. 
 
  6.  To  beat  (eggs,  cream,  or  the  like)  into  a  froth,  as  with  a 
  whisk,  fork,  or  the  like 
 
  7.  To  conquer;  to  defeat,  as  in  a  contest  or  game;  to  beat 
  to  surpass.  [Slang,  U.  S.] 
 
  8.  To  overlay  (a  cord,  rope,  or  the  like)  with  other  cords 
  going  round  and  round  it  to  overcast,  as  the  edge  of  a 
  seam;  to  wrap;  --  often  with  about  around  or  over 
 
  Its  string  is  firmly  whipped  about  with  small  gut. 
  --Moxon. 
 
  9.  To  sew  lightly;  specifically,  to  form  (a  fabric)  into 
  gathers  by  loosely  overcasting  the  rolled  edge  and  drawing 
  up  the  thread;  as  to  whip  a  ruffle. 
 
  In  half-whipped  muslin  needles  useless  lie.  --Gay. 
 
  10.  To  take  or  move  by  a  sudden  motion;  to  jerk;  to  snatch; 
  --  with  into  out  up  off  and  the  like 
 
  She  in  a  hurry,  whips  up  her  darling  under  her 
  arm.  --L'Estrange. 
 
  He  whips  out  his  pocketbook  every  moment,  and 
  writes  descriptions  of  everything  he  sees. 
  --Walpole. 
 
  11.  (Naut.) 
  a  To  hoist  or  purchase  by  means  of  a  whip. 
  b  To  secure  the  end  of  (a  rope,  or  the  like)  from 
  untwisting  by  overcasting  it  with  small  stuff. 
 
  12.  To  fish  (a  body  of  water)  with  a  rod  and  artificial  fly, 
  the  motion  being  that  employed  in  using  a  whip. 
 
  Whipping  their  rough  surface  for  a  trout. 
  --Emerson. 
 
  {To  whip  in},  to  drive  in  or  keep  from  scattering,  as  hounds 
  in  a  hurt;  hence  to  collect,  or  to  keep  together,  as 
  member  of  a  party,  or  the  like 
 
  {To  whip  the  cat}. 
  a  To  practice  extreme  parsimony.  [Prov.  Eng.]  --Forby. 
  b  To  go  from  house  to  house  working  by  the  day  as 
  itinerant  tailors  and  carpenters  do  [Prov.  &  U.  S.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whip  \Whip\,  n. 
  1.  A  whipping  motion;  a  thrashing  about  as  the  whip  of  a 
  tense  rope  or  wire  which  has  suddenly  parted;  also  the 
  quality  of  being  whiplike  or  flexible;  flexibility; 
  suppleness,  as  of  the  shaft  of  a  golf  club. 
 
  2.  (Mech.)  Any  of  various  pieces  that  operate  with  a  quick 
  vibratory  motion,  as  a  spring  in  certain  electrical 
  devices  for  making  a  circuit,  or  a  rocking  certain  piano 
  actions. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  whip 
  n  1:  an  instrument  with  a  handle  and  a  flexible  lash  that  is  used 
  for  whipping 
  2:  a  legislator  appointed  by  the  party  to  enforce  discipline 
  [syn:  {party  whip}] 
  3:  a  quick  blow  with  a  whip  [syn:  {lash},  {whiplash}] 
  v  1:  beat  severely  with  a  whip  or  rod;  "The  teacher  often  flogged 
  the  students"  [syn:  {flog},  {welt},  {lather},  {lash},  {slash}, 
  {strap},  {trounce}] 
  2:  colloquial  usage;  defeat  thoroughly;  "He  mopped  up  the  floor 
  with  his  opponents"  [syn:  {worst},  {pip},  {mop  up},  {rack 
  up}] 
  3:  thrash  about  flexibly  in  the  manner  of  a  whiplash;  "The  tall 
  grass  whipped  in  the  wind" 
  4:  strike  as  if  by  whipping;  "The  curtain  whipped  her  face" 
  [syn:  {lash}] 
  5:  whip;  "whisk  the  eggs"  [syn:  {whisk}] 
  6:  scorch  with  words  "blistering  criticism;  whipping 
  comments"  [syn:  {blister}] 

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