Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Whip
Whip
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Whipped
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whipping
.] [OE.
whippen
to overlay, as a cord, with other cords, probably akin to G. & D. wippen
to shake, to move up and down, Sw. vippa
, Dan. vippe
to swing to and fro, to shake, to toss up, and L. vibrare
to shake. Cf. Vibrate
.] 1.
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 carpet2.
To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to rotate by lashing with a cord;
as, to
. whip
a top3.
To punish with a whip, scourge, or rod; to flog; to beat;
as, to
. whip
a vagrant; to whip
one with thirty nine lashes; to whip
a perverse boyWho, for false quantities, was
whipped
at school. Dryden.
4.
To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to.
They would
whip
me with their fine wits. Shakespeare
5.
To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking;
as, to
. whip
wheat6.
To beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth, as with a whisk, fork, or the like.
7.
To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat; to surpass.
[Slang, U. S.]
8.
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.
Its string is firmly
whipped
about with small gut. Moxon.
9.
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 ruffleIn half-
whipped
muslin needles useless lie. Gay.
10.
To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; – with into, out, up, off, and the like.
She, in a hurry,
whips
up her darling under her arm. L’Estrange.
He
whips
out his pocketbook every moment, and writes descriptions of everything he sees. Walpole.
11.
(Naut.)
(a)
To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
(b)
To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff.
12.
To fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip.
Whipping
their rough surface for a trout. Emerson.
To whip in
, to drive in, or keep from scattering, as hounds in a hurt; hence, to collect, or to keep together, as member of a party, or the like.
– To whip the cat
. (a)
To practice extreme parsimony.
[Prov. Eng.]
Forby.
(b)
To go from house to house working by the day, as itinerant tailors and carpenters do.
[Prov. & U. S.]
Whip
,Verb.
I.
To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk;
as, he
. whipped
around the cornerWith speed from thence he
whipped
. Sackville.
Two friends, traveling, met a bear upon the way; the one
whips
up a tree, and the other throws himself flat upon the ground. L'Estrange.
1.
An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod.
“[A] whip's lash.” Chaucer.
In his right hand he holds a
whip
, with which he is supposed to drive the horses of the sun. Addison.
2.
A coachman; a driver of a carriage;
as, a good
. whip
Beaconsfield.
3.
(Mach.)
(a)
One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread.
(b)
The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.
4.
(Naut.)
(a)
A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies.
(b)
The long pennant. See
Pennant
(a)
5.
A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
6.
(Eng. Politics)
(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Whip and spur
, with the utmost haste.
– Whip crane
, or Whip purchase
a simple form of crane having a small drum from which the load is suspended, turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on the same axle.
– Whip gin
. See
– Gin block
, under 5th Gin
. Whip grafting
. See under
– Grafting
. Whip hand
, the hand with which the whip is used; hence, advantage; mastery;
as, to have or get the
. whip hand
of a personDryden.
– Whip ray
(Zool.)
, the European eagle ray. See under
– Ray
. Whip roll
(Weaving)
, a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a loom, on which the warp threads rest.
– Whip scorpion
(Zool.)
, any one of numerous species of arachnids belonging to
– Thelyphonus
and allied genera. They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long, slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the body, instead of a sting. Whip snake
(Zool.)
, any one of various species of slender snakes.
Specifically: (a)
A bright green South American tree snake (
Philodryas viridissimus
) having a long and slender body. It is not venomous. Called also emerald whip snake
. (b)
The coachwhip snake.
Webster 1828 Edition
Whip
WHIP
,Verb.
T.
1.
To strike with a lash or sweeping cord; as, to whip a horse.2.
To sew slightly.3.
To drive with lashes; as, to whip a top.4.
To punish with the whip; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy.Who, for false quantities, was whippd at school.
5.
To lash with sarcasm.They would whip me with their fine wits.
6.
To strike; to thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat. [Not in use int he United States.]To whip about or round, to wrap; to inwrap; as, to whip a line round a rod.
To whip out, to draw nimbly; to snatch; as, to whip out a sword or rapier from its sheath.
To whip from, to take away suddenly.
To whip into, to thrust in with a quick motion. He whipped his hand into his pocket.
To whip us, to seize or take up with a quick motion. She whipped up the child, and ran off. Among seamen, to hoist with a whip or small tackle.
WHIP
,Verb.
I.
WHIP
,Noun.
1.
An instrument for driving horses or other teams, or for correction, consisting of a lash tied to a handle or rod.2.
In ships, a small tackle, used to hoist light bodies.Whip and spur, with the utmost haste.