whip

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[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)).

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Singular
whip

Plural
whips

whip (plural whips)

  1. A rod or rope used to hit a person or animal for punishment, torture or encouragement.
  2. A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
  3. (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
  4. (slang) A car.
  5. (coffee) Whipped cream.

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Infinitive
to whip

Third person singular
whips

Simple past
whipped

Past participle
whipped

Present participle
whipping

to whip (third-person singular simple present whips, present participle whipping, simple past and past participle whipped)

  1. (transitive) To hit with a whip.
  2. (transitive) By extension, to hit with any flexible object.
  3. (transitive) To defeat.
  4. (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
  5. (transitive) To urge into action. (He whipped the department into shape.)
  6. (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying.
  7. (transitive) To throw an object at a high velocity (Typically used in New England. He whipped the ball at me.)
  8. (transitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
  9. (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip. (The pennants whipped in the wind.)
  10. (intransitive) To move very fast. (The wind whipped through the valley.)

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