WHIP, v.t. [L., a sweeping throw or thrust.] 1. To strike with a lash or sweeping cord; as, to whip a horse.2. To sew slightly.3. To drive with lashes; as, to whip a top.4. To punish with the whip; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy.Who, for false quantities, was whippd at school.5. To lash with sarcasm.They would whip me with their fine wits.6. To strike; to thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat. [Not in use int he United States.]To whip about or round, to wrap; to inwrap; as, to whip a line round a rod.To whip out, to draw nimbly; to snatch; as, to whip out a sword or rapier from its sheath.To whip from, to take away suddenly.To whip into, to thrust in with a quick motion. He whipped his hand into his pocket.To whip us, to seize or take up with a quick motion. She whipped up the child, and ran off. Among seamen, to hoist with a whip or small tackle.WHIP, v.i. To move nimbly; to start suddenly and run; or to turn and run; as, the boy whipped away in an instant; he whipped round the corner; he whipped into the house, and was out of wight in a moment. WHIP, n. 1. An instrument for driving horses or other teams, or for correction, consisting of a lash tied to a handle or rod.2. In ships, a small tackle, used to hoist light bodies.Whip and spur, with the utmost haste. |
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