whip

noun17

1. •
   a stick with a long thin rope at the end, moved fast to make a loud crack and control animals

   • I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention.
2. •
   The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.

   • Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip.
3. •
   A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.

   • I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.
4. •
   A whipping motion; a thrashing about.

   • I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped.
5. •
   A blow administered with a whip.

   • I had hardly said the word, when Kit jumped into the saddle, and gave his horse a whip and a spur — and off it cantered, as if it were in as great a hurry to be married as Kit himself. — 1832
6. •
   Whipped cream.

   • Did you want to add some whip to your coffee, ma'am?
7. •
   (UK) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.

   • As a result, he was stripped of the whip on Tuesday, preventing him from voting in the fourth ballot to narrow down candidates to be the next party leader. — 2022
8. •
   A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.

   • Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time.
9. •
   The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
10. •
    (UK) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
11. •
    A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
12. •
    A whipper-in.

    • From the far side of the wood came the long shrill screech […] which signifies that one of the whips has viewed the fox quitting the covert. — 1928
13. •
    A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
14. •
    Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion
15. •
    A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
16. •
    A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
17. •
    (historical) A coach driver; a coachman.

    • Lord Carington […] led the way with his chestnuts, having a distinguished brother whip, Lord Londesborough, by his side. — 1871

verb17

1. •
   To hit with a whip.

   • The rider whipped the horse.
2. •
   To hit with any flexible object.

   • I whipped her with a newspaper.
3. •
   To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
4. •
   (figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.

   • They would whip me with their fine wits. — 1597
5. •
   To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.

   • to whip eggs or cream
6. •
   To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.

   • He whipped the ball at me.
7. •
   To move very fast.

   • The wind whipped through the valley.
8. •
   To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.

   • She,[…] in a hurry, whips up her Darling under her Arm. — 1692
9. •
   To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
10. •
    To urge into action or obedience.

    • He whipped the department into shape.
11. •
    To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
12. •
    (slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.

    • She whips me in the first game of pool, I do not even get a shot. Eight-balled from the break. — 2008
13. •
    To snap back and forth like a whip.

    • The pennants whipped in the wind.
14. •
    To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.

    • Its string […] is firmly whipt about with small Gut — 1677
15. •
    To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.

    • In half-whipped muslin needles useless lie. — 1716
16. •
    To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
17. •
    To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of walks plus hits per inning pitched; a statistic of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched.