whip
- Noun. 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.
- Noun. (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
- Noun. Whipped cream.
- Noun. (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- Noun. (slang/African American Vernacular English) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
- Verb. (transitive) To hit with a whip.
- Verb. (transitive) By extension, to hit with any flexible object.
- Verb. (transitive) To defeat.
- Verb. (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- Verb. (transitive) To urge into action.
- Verb. (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
- Verb. (transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- Verb. (transitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- Verb. (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
- Verb. (intransitive) To move very fast.
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