whip
wip
- n an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
- n a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
- n a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
- n (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
- n a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
the whip raised a red welt - v beat severely with a whip or rod
- v defeat thoroughly
- v thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
The tall grass whipped in the wind - v strike as if by whipping
The curtain whipped her face - v whip with or as if with a wire whisk
- v subject to harsh criticism
- As the whip--a position named after the switch-wielding valet at fox hunts who keeps the hounds in line--Lott will keep his party disciplined and frustrate the Democrats with .
- So, for another year, the sheriff, his deputy or a constable will continue to whip in Sussex and Kent Counties ; the Board of Trustees of the Workhouse in New Castle County .
- MEMO: John McCain's plan to "whip" "That One's" "you-know-what" TO: Interested Parties.