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  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.]




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