26984 words

whip

18 definitions ā€¢ 29 examples
1
a piece of leather or rope that is fastened to a stick, used for hitting animals or people:

Examples:

She lashed the horses mercilessly with her long whip.
The lion-tamer cracked his whip.
2
(in many elected political systems) a member of a political party in a parliament or in the legislature whose job is to make certain that other party members are present at voting time and also to make certain that they vote in a particular way:

Examples:

Hargreaves is the MP who got into trouble with his party's chief whip for opposing the tax reform.
He is seen as a future party whip.
3
in British politics, a written order that party members must be present in parliament when there is to be an important vote, or that they must vote in a particular way:

Examples:

In 1970 he defied a three-line (= the most urgent) whip against EC membership.
4
in British politics, the right of someone elected to a parliament to vote as an official member of a particular political party:

Examples:

Senior figures in the Labour Party said that they intend to withdraw the whip from the MP as the first step to him being thrown out of the party.
He was one of the anti-European Tory MPs who lost the whip under Prime Minister John Major.
She resigned the party whip in protest at the proposed legislation.
5
a sweet food made from cream or beaten egg mixed together with fruit
6
a car:

Examples:

He got a new whip.
7
to bring or take something quickly:

Examples:

She whipped a handkerchief out of her pocket and wiped his face.
He whipped the covers off the bed.
I was going to pay but before I knew it he'd whipped out his credit card.
They whipped my plate away before I'd even finished.
8
to (cause something to) move quickly and forcefully:

Examples:

The wind whipped across the half-frozen lake.
A fierce, freezing wind whipped torrential rain into their faces.
9
to beat food, especially cream, with a special piece of equipment in order to make it thick and firm:

Examples:

Could you whip the cream for me?
Try whipping a little brandy or other liqueur into the cream.
Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of sugar.
10
to hit a person or animal with a whip:

Examples:

I don't like the way the drivers whip their horses.
11
to defeat a person or a team in a competition, especially in a sport:

Examples:

They beat us last time, but we whipped them in a rematch.
He whipped him in their fight two years ago.
12
(of a whip of a political party) to make certain that other party members are present in a parliament, etc. to vote on a particular thing or to make certain that they vote in a particular way:

Examples:

13
to steal something
14
a piece of leather or rope fastened to a stick, used to train and control animals or, esp. in the past, to hit people:

Examples:

The trainer cracked his whip, and the lions sat in a circle.
15
an elected representative of a political party in a legislature whose job is to gather support from other legislators (= law makers) for particular legislation and to encourage them to vote the way their party wants them to
16
to bring or take (something) quickly, or to move quickly:

Examples:

[ M ] They whipped my plate away before Iā€™d even finished.
[ M ] Bill whipped out his harmonica.
[ I ] The wind whipped around the corner of the building.
17
to beat cream, eggs, potatoes, etc., with a special utensil in order to make it thick and soft:

Examples:

I still need to whip the cream for the pie.
18
to hit a person with a whip, esp. for punishment, or to hit an animal with a whip in order to control it or make it move more quickly:

Examples:

To train them, owners often whip their pit bulls.
fig. Dallas whipped Buffalo 52 to 17 (= beat them by this score).

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