Meaning

16 senses
  1. A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.

    I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention.

    Peitsche, Knute, Zagel

    кнутknut, хлыстxlyst, бичbič

    баті́гbatíh, бичbyč, нага́йкаnahájka

    an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

  2. A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.

    The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.

    Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip.

  3. A blow administered with a whip.

    a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

  4. A whipper-in.

  5. A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.

    I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.

  6. (UK, with definite article)A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.

  7. (UK, broadly)The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.

    to withdraw the whip

  8. Whipped cream.

    Did you want to add some whip to your coffee, ma'am?

  9. A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.

  10. A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.

    Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time.

  11. A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.

  12. A whipping motion; a thrashing about.

    I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped.

Examples

136 sentences
  1. There's plenty of whipped cream left in the bowl.

    В банці лишалося багато збитих вершків. — deniko

  2. Where's the whipped cream?

    Де збиті вершки? — deniko

    ruГде взбитые сливки? — sharptoothed

    deWo ist die Schlagsahne? — Luiaard

  3. They made a whip out of cords.

    ruИз верёвок они сделали кнут. — shanghainese

  4. Tom is as smart as a whip.

  5. I'm sure you'll whip us up something really good.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
rod or rope:
Русский
By meaning 1
rod or rope:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
rod or rope:

Origin

From Middle English whippen, wippen (“to flap violently”), from Middle Dutch wippen (“to s

From Middle English whippen, wippen (“to flap violently”), from Middle Dutch wippen (“to swing, leap, dance, oscillate”) and Middle Low German wippen (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Germanic *wippōną (“to move back and forth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to shake; to swing”). (See Swedish vippa and Danish vippe (“to shake”)).

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Forms

plural: whips
Singularwhip
Pluralwhips

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms
lash for directing animals:cropB1dressage whipdriving whipjumping bat
Close in meaning
  • a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object:lashwhiplash
  • a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline:party whip

Word family

75 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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