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Meaning of whip

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  whip
      n 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
         [syn: {whip}, {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" [syn: {whip}, {lash}, {whiplash}]
      v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often
           flogged the students"; "The children were severely
           trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash},
           {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
      2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his
         opponents" [syn: {worst}, {pip}, {mop up}, {whip}, {rack up}]
      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"
         [syn: {whip}, {lash}]
      5: whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" [syn:
         {whisk}, {whip}]
      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" [syn: {blister}, {scald}, {whip}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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