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English noun: whip | |||
| 1. | whip (artifact) an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instrument | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cat, cat-o'-nine-tails, cowhide, flagellum, horsewhip, hunting crop, knout, quirt, riding crop, scourge, strap | ||
| Part holonym | crop, lash, stock, thong | ||
| 2. | whip (person) a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline | ||
| Synonyms | party whip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legislator | ||
| 3. | whip (food) a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | afters, dessert, sweet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | prune whip | ||
| 4. | whip (attribute) (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flexibility, flexibleness | ||
| Domain category | golf, golf game | ||
| 5. | whip (act) a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object | ||
| Samples | The whip raised a red welt. | ||
| Synonyms | lash, whiplash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
English verb: whip | |||
| 1. | whip (contact) beat severely with a whip or rod | ||
| Samples | The teacher often flogged the students. The children were severely trounced. | ||
| Examples | They want to whip the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat up, work over | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | birch, cat, cowhide, flagellate, horsewhip, leather, scourge, switch | ||
| 2. | whip (competition) defeat thoroughly | ||
| Samples | He mopped up the floor with his opponents. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to whip his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | mop up, pip, rack up, worst | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||
| 3. | whip (motion) thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash | ||
| Samples | The tall grass whipped in the wind. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss | ||
| 4. | whip (contact) strike as if by whipping | ||
| Samples | The curtain whipped her face. | ||
| Synonyms | lash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | urticate | ||
| 5. | whip (contact) whip with or as if with a wire whisk | ||
| Samples | Whisk the eggs. | ||
| Synonyms | whisk | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, scramble | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
| 6. | whip (communication) subject to harsh criticism | ||
| Samples | The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday. The professor scaled the students. Your invectives scorched the community. | ||
| Synonyms | blister, scald | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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