whip
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English hwippen or whippen. Middle High German wipfen, wepfen 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 vibrō (“‘I shake’”). Some similarity to Sanskrit root वेप् (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 lash: an object that is pliant and flexible: commonly a rod; (cane or rattan) or plaited or braided (commonly leather ) rope or thong used to create a sharp "crack" sound for encouraging, directing or herding animals
- same instrument used to strike a person or animal for punishment in corporal punishment or torture.
- A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
- (coffee) whipped cream.
- (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- (slang) A car.
[edit] Synonyms
- (nautical) cat- a corporal punishment whip with multiple "tails" commonly used in the British Royal Navy.
- (whip used on horses): crop, dressage whip, driving whip, jumping bat .
- flail
- knout
- lash
- quirt
- scourge
- sjambok (South African)
- thong
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[edit] Translations
rod or rope
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whipped cream — see whipped cream
[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: fraying or unravelling
- (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.
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[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to hit with a whip
by extension, to hit with any flexible object
to defeat
to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
to urge into action
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nautical: to bind the end of a rope with twine
to snap back and forth like a whip
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[edit] References
- Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson: 1828. A dictionary of the English language 2nd edition. Publisher: William Pickering, 1828. 831 pages. Page 818. Google Public Domain Books : [[1]]
