Word Finder - whip

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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.

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

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A blow administered with a whip.

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A whipper-in.

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

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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.

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

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Whipped cream.

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

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

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

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

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A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.

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A whipping motion; a thrashing about.

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

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The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.

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Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion

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A coach driver; a coachman.

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To hit with a whip.

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The rider whipped the horse.

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(by extension) To hit with any flexible object.

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I whipped her with a newspaper.

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To defeat, as in a contest or game.

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To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.

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to whip eggs or cream

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To urge into action or obedience.

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He whipped the department into shape.

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To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.

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To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.

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To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

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To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.

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to whip a ruffle

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To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.

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He whipped the ball at me.

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To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.

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To snap back and forth like a whip.

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The pennants whipped in the wind.

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To move very fast.

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The wind whipped through the valley.

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To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.

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To transfer momentum from one skater to another.

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To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.

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To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.

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to whip wheat

His new pa would whip him good, he said.

She handed the whip to Megan.

She hefted the whip and started working on another area of tall grass.

What kind of snack could she whip up in fifteen minutes?

When all the wagons were ready, she snapped the whip over the back of the mules.

I've got some checking to do before I whip out the bible and swear to it.

She leaned on the whip handle and scowled at him.

She brought the whip down with such force that it whistled through the air.

She raised the whip, choking out words through a constricted throat.

Older by ten years, Darian's hair was dark and his body whip like, compared to his brother's thicker frame.

The boy flicked the big, boney horse with his whip and looked thoughtful.

All discipline officers were permitted to wield the whip summarily and without the slightest check.

The Government Chief Whip is directly answerable to the Prime Minister.

The accessories include a mag mount type whip antenna with several meters of coaxial cable.

So, how was he able to whip the asses of two heavily armed robbers?

Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor.

At any moment he expected the people around him to whip out lasers and attack.

It would take him a while to whip that nose into shape.

No matter how hard she swung, the whip never managed to do more than maul the grass.

When the waste contains any large percentage of worm or chrysalis, it is taken to a " cocoon beater," a machine which has a large revolving disk on which the silk is put, and while revolving slowly is beaten by a leather whip or flail, which loosens the silk and knocks out the wormy matter.

On the one occasion when Captain Dawson says he heard it himself, " the sound was like the swishing of a whip or the noise produced by a sharp squall of wind in the upper rigging of a ship, and as the aurora brightened and faded so did the sound which accompanied it."

He declined to support this demand at the risk of a European war, and on the 8th of October 1896 he announced to the Liberal whip, Mr Thomas Ellis, his resignation of the Liberal leadership. On the following day he made a farewell speech at the Empire Theatre, Edinburgh, to over four thousand people, and for some time he held aloof from party politics,.

In her six hands are torches, sometimes a snake, a key (as wardress of the lower world), a whip or a dagger; her favourite animal was the dog, which was sacrificed to her - an indication of her nonHellenic origin, since this animal very rarely fills this part in genuine Greek ritual.

A "huntingcrop" is a short thick stock for a whip, with a small leather loop at one end, to which a thong may be attached.

All right, you pack a lunch and bring a blanket and I'll go get the weed whip and knock down some of the tall grass.

They were too deep and knotted to be from the daggers or the whip or the hand strikes of his master and his master's men.

You're ashamed because now it's the women who whip the men in line.

A little deeper there is a forest of whip coral covering 30 or more square meters of the hard coral bed.

Instead my eyes would only read the funnies, And a piece about someone caught with a government whip in their hands.

They have stood idly by whilst right wing media whip up racist hysteria against asylum seekers.

The ruling class in Britain and America are using patriotism to whip up support for their war.

She also won a rosette for the best junior whip.

We say things like she really cracked the whip over me, or I 'm whipped !

He was trying to take the whip from me.

You could knock most of this stuff down with a weed whip.

They will also understand their ability to whip a congregation into an ecstatic frenzy, to motivate whole communities.

Whip Me Cream is a more subtle, creamy shade that makes your quivering lips taste of sweet cream.

Whip the cream until it just holds its shape, then gently fold in the strawberries and their juices and the crushed meringues.

A cavalry saber hung at his side, and in his hand he held a short-handled whip.

We shine in shadow, share whip and top, skip until our shoes scuff.

He was the priest entering the synagogue of the wicked to whip them in his rage.

We say things like she really cracked the whip over me, or I'm whipped!

Every spare minute I have I whip out the piece and have a little tootle, I think I 'm getting a bit obsessed !

Obedience comes from consistent training, using the vaulting whip in a very meaningful way.

May 1935 Katherine Marjory Stewart Murray, Duchess of Atholl DBE (MP for Kinross & West Perthshire) has the Unionist whip removed.

Scarborough whip in a fast cross which could have been dangerous.

Be wary of retailers who whip out the Rapaport report and claim you're getting a diamond priced below standard trade value.

You can also whip up a batch and use them as a reward when training a new cat to use the litter box.

Whip up a batch of this punch, and let your guests serve themselves.

You can whip up everything from a tropical cocktail to a creamy, sweet dessert drink using vodka.