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
David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
The 80-year-old lawmaker has served as whip since 2005, having been the top vote counter for the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
The tornadoes were unleashed by a major storm over the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic that downed power lines and whipped debris through streets.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Noun
The early endorsements have nonetheless created a sense of momentum for Schatz, the top deputy on Durbin’s whip team, that could dissuade competition.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
The 80-year-old lawmaker has served as whip since 2005, having been the top vote counter for the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
Rain whips downtown Burnsville, the county seat where the sheriff and other officials gather in the Emergency Operations Center.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
The tornadoes were unleashed by a major storm over the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic that downed power lines and whipped debris through streets.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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“Whip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whip. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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