as in strap
a long thin or flexible tool for striking
a 100-year-old whip that was once used by a coachman
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as in to hide
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him
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as in to throw
to defeat by a large margin
we whipped them 13-0 in the last game
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as in to swing
to change the course or direction of (something)
any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
huge raindrops whipped the windows
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as in to provoke
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
whipped up protests against the proposed amendment to the state's constitution
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as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
as the whippers of teams from much larger schools, our players have much to be proud of
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Recent Examples of whip
Al Weaver, The Hill, 12 July 2025
The ideal KitchenAid stand mixer for beginners, this small-space friendly model comes with a coated flat beater, a coated dough hook, a six-wire whip, and a stainless steel mixing bowl.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2025
On a Friday night in February on East Sixth Street, a steely-eyed bar doorman rushed around a crowd agitating on the sidewalk and whipped a flashlight above his shoulder.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Noun
Tillis is also no longer an official member of Republican leadership, having been replaced on Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso’s (R-Wyo.) whip team by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), who is viewed as an up-and-comer in the conference.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 12 July 2025
The ideal KitchenAid stand mixer for beginners, this small-space friendly model comes with a coated flat beater, a coated dough hook, a six-wire whip, and a stainless steel mixing bowl.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
Verb
The convenience of dumping a can of pineapple chunks in juice into the pint, freezing it, and whipping it into a sorbet was not only economical but also satisfyingly simple.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2025
On a Friday night in February on East Sixth Street, a steely-eyed bar doorman rushed around a crowd agitating on the sidewalk and whipped a flashlight above his shoulder.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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“Whip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whip. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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