Whip - Definition

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]