Definition of whip

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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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Whipsaw :: Whipsaw (n.) A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw..
Whipparee :: Whipparee (n.) A large sting ray (Rhinoptera bonasus, or R. quadriloba) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed in front, whence it is also called cow-nosed ray..
Stripe :: Stripe (n.) A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark..
Coal-whipper :: Coal-whipper (n.) One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship.
Flagelliform :: Flagelliform (a.) Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and (comming) tapering..
Whipper :: Whipper (n.) One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam; to wrap; -- often with about, around, or over..
Vapulation :: Vapulation (n.) The act of beating or whipping.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) The long pennant. See Pennant (a.
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments, etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc..
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..
Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (n.) Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition..
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..
Slash :: Slash (v. t.) To crack or snap, as a whip..
Breeching :: Breeching (n.) A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech..
Yerk :: Yerk (v. t.) To strike or lash with a whip.
Cut :: Cut (n.) A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip.
Pedipalpi :: Pedipalpi (n pl.) A division of Arachnida, including the whip scorpions (Thelyphonus) and allied forms. Sometimes used in a wider sense to include also the true scorpions..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; -- with into, out, up, off, and the like..
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