whip
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English hwippen or whippen. Middle low German and Middle Dutch wippen (“‘to move quickly’”), Possibly from a Proto-Germanic *wip, although such word has not yet been found written. Perhaps also from Latin vibare (“‘to shake’”), akin to the Sanskrit root (vep). (See Swedish vippa and Danish vippe (“‘to shake’”)).
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: wĭp, IPA: /wɪp/, SAMPA: /wIp/
- :Rhymes: -ɪp
- Audio (US)help, file
- enPR: hwĭp, IPA: /ʍɪp/, SAMPA: /WIp/
[edit] Noun
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whip (plural whips)
- A rod or rope used to hit a person or animal for punishment, torture or encouragement.
- A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
- (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- (slang) A car.
- (coffee) Whipped cream.
[edit] Synonyms
- (whip used on horses): crop, dressage whip, driving whip, jumping bat .
- knout
- quirt
- sjambok (South African)
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rod
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[edit] Verb
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to whip (third-person singular simple present whips, present participle whipping, simple past and past participle whipped)
- (transitive) To hit with a whip.
- (transitive) By extension, to hit with any flexible object.
- (transitive) To defeat.
- (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- (transitive) To urge into action. (He whipped the department into shape.)
- (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying.
- (transitive) To throw an object at a high velocity (Typically used in New England. He whipped the ball at me.)
- (transitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip. (The pennants whipped in the wind.)
- (intransitive) To move very fast. (The wind whipped through the valley.)
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to hit with a whip
by extension, to hit with any flexible object
to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
to urge into action
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