1. Beat severely with a whip or rod
   "The sailor was whipd for disobedience";
   - flog, welt, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce, whale [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. Strike as if by whipping
   "The curtain whipped her face";
   - lash
    
3. Beat with or as if with a wire whisk
   "whip the eggs";
   - whisk
    
4. [informal] Defeat thoroughly
   "He whipped the floor with his opponents";
   - worst, mop up, rack up
    
5. [informal] Subject to harsh criticism
   "The Senator whipped the administration in his speech on Friday";
   - blister, scald, scorch [informal]
    
6. Thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
   "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
    
7. Wind twine (or similar) around the end of a rope to prevent fraying
   "The sailor whipped the ends of the ropes to keep them neat and functional"
    
8. Suddenly move, pull or take very quickly
   "The bandit suddenly whipped out a pistol"
    
9. [informal] Run or move very quickly or hastily
   "She whipped into the yard";
   - dart, dash, scoot [informal], scud, flash, shoot
    
10. [Brit, informal] Take by theft
    "He was going to whip the phone someone had left behind";
    - hook [informal], snitch [informal], thieve, cop [informal], knock off [informal], glom [N. Amer, informal], boost [N. Amer, informal], pilfer, cabbage [archaic, informal], purloin [informal], pinch [Brit, informal], abstract [informal], snarf [N. Amer, informal], swipe [informal], sneak [informal], filch [informal], nobble [Brit, informal], lift [informal], nick [Brit, informal], snatch [informal], blag [Brit, informal]

1. An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
   "The lion tamer cracked the whip to command attention"
    
2. A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
   "the whip raised a red welt";
   - lash, whiplash
    
3. A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
   "The party whip ensured all members voted along party lines";
   - party whip
    
4. A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavoured with fruit
   "The lemon whip was a refreshing end to the meal"
    
5. [US, informal] A motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
   "He bought a new whip for cruising around town";
   - car, auto [informal], automobile [N. Amer], motorcar, wheel [informal], autocar [archaic], motor [Brit, informal]
    
6. A thin young tree or plant with no side branches
   "The gardener planted several apple whips in the new orchard"
    
7. (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
   "The whip of the driver helped increase the distance of his shots"

Derived forms: whips, whipping, whipped

Type of: afters [Brit, informal], assail, assault, attack, automotive vehicle, barrel [informal], beat, beat out, beat up, belt [informal], belt along [informal], blow, bucket [informal], bucket along [informal], convulse, crush, dessert, flexibility, flexibleness, hasten, hie [archaic], hotfoot, hurry, instrument, jactitate [rare], lash out, legislator, motor vehicle, pelt [informal], pelt along [informal], race, rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], rocket [informal], round, rush, rush along, scramble, shell [US], slash, speed, steal, step on it [informal], strike, sweet [Brit], thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss, travel rapidly, trounce, vanquish, whizz [informal], whizz along [informal], wing [informal], work over [informal], zip [informal], zoom, zoom along [informal]

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