Definition of whip

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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..

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Lash :: Lash (n.) A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes..
Feague :: Feague (v. t.) To beat or whip; to drive.
Yew :: Yew (n.) The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain..
Whiffletree :: Whiffletree (n.) Same as Whippletree.
Scourge :: Scourge (n.) To whip severely; to lash.
Crack :: Crack (n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip..
Coal-whipper :: Coal-whipper (n.) One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship.
Flagellation :: Flagellation (n.) A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging.
Yerk :: Yerk (v. t.) To strike or lash with a whip.
Whipping :: Whipping () a & n. from Whip, v..
Crack :: Crack (v. t.) To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip..
Knout :: Knout (n.) A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh..
Whipperin :: Whipperin (n.) Hence, one who enforces the discipline of a party, and urges the attendance and support of the members on all necessary occasions..
Trounce :: Trounce (v. t.) To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.
Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter..
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.) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.
Horsewhip :: Horsewhip (n.) A whip for horses.
Layner :: Layner (n.) A whiplash.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff..
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