Definition of whip

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Whip (v. t.) To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to whip a top..

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Urtication :: Urtication (n.) The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat..
Whipsaw :: Whipsaw (n.) A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw..
Trounce :: Trounce (v. t.) To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.
Scourge :: Scourge (n.) A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip..
Yarwhip :: Yarwhip (n.) The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; -- with into, out, up, off, and the like..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed..
Birch :: Birch (v. t.) To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.
Lash :: Lash (n.) A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes..
Whipgrafting :: Whipgrafting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whipgraf.
Crack :: Crack (v. t.) To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip..
Slash :: Slash (v. t.) To lash; to ply the whip to.
Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (n.) Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition..
Silverfin :: Silverfin (n.) A small North American fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Notropis Whipplei).
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
Brandish :: Brandish (n.) A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc..
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