Dictionary entry details
• WHIP (noun)
Meaning:
An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("whip" is a kind of...):
instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)
Meronyms (parts of "whip"):
crop (the stock or handle of a whip)
lash; thong (leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip)
stock (the handle end of some implements or tools)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "whip"):
cat; cat-o'-nine-tails (a whip with nine knotted cords)
cowhide (a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow)
horsewhip (a whip for controlling horses)
knout (a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners)
quirt (whip with a leather thong at the end)
hunting crop; riding crop (a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates)
flagellum; scourge (a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor))
strap (whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging)
Meaning:
A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
party whip; whip
Hypernyms ("whip" is a kind of...):
legislator (someone who makes or enacts laws)
Meaning:
A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("whip" is a kind of...):
afters; dessert; sweet (a dish served as the last course of a meal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "whip"):
prune whip (dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream)
Meaning:
(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("whip" is a kind of...):
flexibility; flexibleness (the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)
Meaning:
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
whiplash; lash; whip
Context example:
the whip raised a red welt
Hypernyms ("whip" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
• WHIP (verb)
Meaning:
Beat severely with a whip or rod
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
welt; whip; lash; flog; trounce; strap; slash; lather
Context examples:
The teacher often flogged the students / The children were severely trounced
Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):
beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "whip"):
flagellate; scourge (whip)
leather (beat with a lather strap)
horsewhip (whip with a whip intended for horses)
switch (flog with or as if with a flexible rod)
cowhide (flog with a cowhide)
cat (beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails)
birch (whip with a birch twig)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to whip the prisoners
Meaning:
Defeat thoroughly
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
worst; whip; mop up; rack up; pip
Context example:
He mopped up the floor with his opponents
Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to whip his opponent
Meaning:
Thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The tall grass whipped in the wind
Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):
convulse; jactitate; slash; thrash; thrash about; thresh; thresh about; toss (move or stir about violently)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Strike as if by whipping
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
lash; whip
Context example:
The curtain whipped her face
Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):
strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "whip"):
urticate (whip with or as with nettles)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Whip with or as if with a wire whisk
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
whisk; whip
Context example:
whisk the eggs
Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):
beat; scramble (stir vigorously)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Also:
whip up (prepare or cook quickly or hastily)
Meaning:
Subject to harsh criticism
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
scald; blister; whip
Context examples:
The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday / the professor scaled the students / your invectives scorched the community
Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):
assail; assault; attack; lash out; round; snipe (attack in speech or writing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
