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Whipped
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
2.
to strike with quick, repeated strokes of something slender and flexible; lash: He impatiently whipped his leg with his riding crop.
3.
to drive with lashes; urge or force on with, or as with, a lash, rod, etc.
4.
to lash or castigate with words.
5.
EXPANDto unite, bring together, or bring into line: The sergeant was ordered to whip the troops into line.
6.
Informal. to defeat or overcome: to whip the opposition; to whip a bad habit.
7.
to hoist or haul by means of a whip.
8.
to move quickly and suddenly; pull, jerk, seize, or the like, with a sudden movement (often followed by out, in, into, etc.): He whipped his gun out of its holster.
9.
to fish (a stream, lake, etc.) with rod and line, especially by making repeated casts: I whipped the stream all day and caught nothing.
10.
to beat (eggs, cream, etc.) to a froth with an eggbeater, whisk, fork, or other implement in order to mix in air and cause expansion.
11.
to overlay or cover (cord, rope, etc.) with cord, thread, or the like wound about it: to whip the end of a hawser.
12.
to wind (cord, twine, thread, etc.) about something: The tailor whipped the seams with heavy thread.
13.
COLLAPSEto use a light overcasting stitch in sewing.
verb (used without object)
14.
to move or go quickly and suddenly; dart; whisk: She whipped into the store for some milk.
15.
to beat or lash about, as a pennant in the wind.
16.
to fish with rod and line, especially by casting the line frequently.
noun
Verb phrases17.
an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
18.
a whipping or lashing stroke or motion.
19.
a utensil for whipping; whisk.
20.
a dish made of cream or egg whites whipped to a froth with flavoring, often with fruit pulp or the like: prune whip.
21.
EXPANDPolitics.
a.
a party manager in a legislative body who secures attendance for voting and directs other members.
b.
(in Britain) a written call made on members of a party to be in attendance for voting.
22.
a windmill vane.
23.
Hunting. a whipper-in.
24.
a tackle consisting of a fall rove through a single standing block (single whip) so as to change the direction of hauling with no mechanical advantage, or consisting of a fall secured at one end and rove through a single running and a single standing block (double whip) so as to change the direction of hauling with a mechanical advantage of two, neglecting friction. Compare gun tackle.
25.
the wrapping around the end of a whipped cord or the like.
26.
Also called whirl. Machinery. eccentric rotation of a shaft having its center line slightly curved between supporting bearings.
27.
a branchless shoot of a woody plant, especially one resulting from the first year's growth of a bud or graft.
28.
COLLAPSEChiefly British. a person who uses a whip as part of his or her work, as a driver of horses or a coachman.
29.
whip in, Hunting. to prevent from wandering, as hounds.
30.
whip off, Informal. to write hurriedly: He whipped off three new songs last night.
31.
whip up, Informal.
a.
to plan or assemble quickly: to whip up a delicious dinner.
b.
to incite; arouse; stir: The crowd was whipped up to a frenzy.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English w(h)ippe (noun), w(h)ippen (v.); cognate with Dutch wippen to swing, oscillate; compare Low German wip(pe) quick movement
1200–50; Middle English w(h)ippe (noun), w(h)ippen (v.); cognate with Dutch wippen to swing, oscillate; compare Low German wip(pe) quick movement
Related forms
whip·like, adjective
whip·per, noun
o·ver·whip, verb (used with object), -whipped, -whip·ping.
pre·whip, verb (used with object), -whipped, -whip·ping.
self-whip·per, noun
EXPANDun·whipt, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. scourge, flagellate, switch, punish, chastise. 6. beat, conquer. 8, 10. whisk. 17. switch.
1. scourge, flagellate, switch, punish, chastise. 6. beat, conquer. 8, 10. whisk. 17. switch.
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Word Origin & History
whip
mid-13c., wippen "flap violently," from P.Gmc. *wipp- (cf. Dan. vippe "to raise with a swipe," M.Du., Du. wippen "to swing," O.H.G. wipf "swing, impetus"), from PIE *wib- "move quickly." The noun is attested from early 14c. In parliamentary use from 1850 (the v3rb in this sense is recorded from 1742),
EXPANDfrom the sense in fox-hunting. The parliamentary whip's duty originally was to ensure the attendance of party members on important occasions. The cookery sense is from 1670s. Whipping boy first recorded 1640s; whipping block is from c.1877. Whip-saw is attested from 1530s; whip snake first recorded 1774.
COLLAPSE
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Cultural Dictionary
whip definition
In the United States Congress or state legislatures, an assistant to the majority leader or minority leader responsible for stirring up party support on issues, keeping track of party members' votes, and acting as a general liaison between the majority leader or minority leader and other party members.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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