[ C ] a piece of leather or rope that is fastened to a stick, used for hitting animals or people:

[ C ] (in many elected political systems) a member of a political party in a parliament or in the legislature whose job is to make certain that other party members are present at voting time and also to make certain that they vote in a particular way:

[ C ] in British politics, a written order ordering that party members be present in parliament when there is to be an important vote, or that they vote in a particular way:

[ C or U ] UK a sweet food made from cream or beaten egg mixed together with fruit

[ C ] slang a car:

[ T usually + adv/prep ] to bring or take something quickly:

[ I or T, + adv/prep ] literary to (cause something to) move quickly and forcefully:

[ T ] to beat food, especially cream, with a special piece of equipment in order to make it thick and firm:

[ T ] to hit a person or animal with a whip:

[ T ] UK old-fashioned informal to steal something