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whip Definition

• (n) an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
• (n) a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
• (n) a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
• (n) (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
• (n) a quick blow with a whip
• (v) beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
• (v) defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
• (v) thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
• (v) strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
• (v) whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"
• (v) subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"

whip Synonyms

• blister
• flog
• lash
• lather
• mop up
• party whip
• pip
• rack up
• scald
• slash
• strap
• trounce
• welt
• whip
• whiplash
• whisk
• worst