Definition of whip

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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..

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Biflagellate :: Biflagellate (a.) Having two long, narrow, whiplike appendages..
Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (n.) Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty composition..
Whip :: Whip (v. i.) To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner..
Flagelliform :: Flagelliform (a.) Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and (comming) tapering..
Whiffletree :: Whiffletree (n.) Same as Whippletree.
Lash :: Lash (n.) A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes..
Lasher :: Lasher (n.) One who whips or lashes.
Crack :: Crack (v. t.) To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
Lash :: Lash (n.) The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given..
Whiplash :: Whiplash (n.) The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted..
Rawhide :: Rawhide (n.) A cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of untanned (or raw) hide twisted..
Cut :: Cut (v. i.) To make a stroke with a whip.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to be taken..
Lanier :: Lanier (n.) A thong of leather; a whip lash.
Whipstick :: Whipstick (n.) Whip handle; whipstock.
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments, etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc..
Whippletree :: Whippletree (n.) The cornel tree.
Smack :: Smack (v. t.) To make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack 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..
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