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W5124200 (wĭp, hwĭp)v. whipped also whipt, whip·ping, whips v.tr.1. To strike with a strap or rod; lash: whipped the horse with the reins.2. To afflict, castigate, or reprove severely: "For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).3. To strike or affect in a manner similar to whipping or lashing: Icy winds whipped my face.4. To arouse or excite, especially with words: whipped the audience into a rage.5. To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.6. Informal To snatch, pull, or remove in a sudden manner: He whipped off his cap.7. To sew with a loose overcast or overhand stitch.8. To wrap or bind (a rope, for example) with twine to prevent unraveling or fraying.9. Nautical To hoist by means of a rope passing through an overhead pulley.10. Informal To defeat soundly: Our team can whip your team.v.intr.1. To move in a sudden, quick manner; dart: whipped out to the airport.2. To move in a manner similar to a whip; thrash or snap about: Branches whipped against the windows.n.1. An instrument, either a flexible rod or a flexible thong or lash attached to a handle, used for driving animals or administering corporal punishment.2. A whipping or lashing motion or stroke; a whiplash.3. A blow, wound, or cut made by whipping.4. Something, such as a long radio antenna on a motor vehicle, that is similar to a whip in form or flexibility.5. Sports Flexibility, as in the shaft of a golf club: a fishing rod with a lot of whip.6. Sports A whipper-in.7. a. A member of a legislative body, such as the US Congress or the British Parliament, charged by his or her party with enforcing party discipline and ensuring attendance.b. A call issued to party members in a lawmaking body to ensure attendance at a particular time.8. A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream, often with fruit or fruit flavoring: prune whip.9. An arm on a windmill.10. Nautical A hoist consisting of a single rope passing through an overhead pulley.11. A ride in an amusement park, consisting of small cars that move in a rapid, whipping motion along an oval track.Phrasal Verbs: whip in To keep together, as members of a political party or hounds in a pack. whip up1. To arouse; excite: whipped up the mob; whip up enthusiasm.2. Informal To prepare quickly: whip up a light lunch.Idiom: whip into shape Informal To bring to a specified state or condition, vigorously and often forcefully.

[Middle English wippen, whippen; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]

whip′per n.

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(wɪps) pl n (often foll by of) informal Austral a large quantity: I've got whips of cash at the moment.

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