whip meaning and definition

WHIP noun

Definition of whip (noun)

1. an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
2. a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
   • synonyms: party whip
3. a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
4. (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
5. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
   • "the whip raised a red welt"
   • synonyms: lash, whiplash

WHIP verb

Definition of whip (verb)

1. beat severely with a whip or rod
   • "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
   • synonyms: flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt
2. defeat thoroughly
   • "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
   • synonyms: mop up, pip, rack up, worst
3. thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
   • "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
4. strike as if by whipping
   • "The curtain whipped her face"
   • synonyms: lash
5. whip with or as if with a wire whisk
   • "whisk the eggs"
   • synonyms: whisk
6. subject to harsh criticism
   • "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
   • synonyms: blister, scald