whip

  • 31Whip — Ein Whip (englisch für Einpeitscher) ist in der Politik jemand, der in einem Parlament sicherstellen soll, dass die Mitglieder der eigenen Partei bei Abstimmungen anwesend sind und im Sinne der Parteiführung abstimmen. Die Bezeichnung entstammt… …

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  • 32whip */ — I UK [wɪp] / US / US [hwɪp] noun Word forms whip : singular whip plural whips 1) [countable] a long thin piece of leather with a handle on one end, used for making horses move faster or for hitting someone Most of the riders carried whips. crack… …

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  • 33whip — [[t](h)wɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ whips, whipping, whipped 1) N COUNT A whip is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals. 2) VERB If someone whips a person or animal, they beat …

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  • 34whip — I n. lash used for whipping 1) to crack, snap a whip dessert made by whipping 2) a prune whip member of a political party who enforces party discipline 3) a majority; minority; party whip II v. 1) (d; tr.) ( to beat ) to whip into (to whip eggs… …

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  • 35whip — whiplike, adj. whipper, n. /hwip, wip/, v., whipped or whipt, whipping, n. v.t. 1. to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, esp. by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses. 2. to… …

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  • 36whip — [[t](h)wɪp, wɪp[/t]] v. whipped whipt, whip•ping, 1) to beat with a flexible implement, as a strap, lash, or rod, esp. as punishment; flog 2) to spank 3) to urge on with or as if with lashes 4) to castigate with words 5) to train or organize… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37whip up — verb prepare or cook quickly or hastily • Syn: ↑whomp up • Topics: ↑cooking, ↑cookery, ↑preparation • Hypernyms: ↑cook, ↑fix, ↑ready, ↑ …

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  • 38whip — I. verb (whipped; whipping) Etymology: Middle English wippen, whippen; akin to Middle Dutch wippen to move up and down, sway, Old English wīpian to wipe Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very… …

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  • 39Whip It! — Infobox Film name = Whip It! image size = caption = director = Drew Barrymore producer = Barry Mendel writer = Shauna Cross narrator = starring = Ellen Page Marcia Gay Harden Kristen Wiig Juliette Lewis Zoë Bell Drew Barrymore music =… …

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  • 40whip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ riding ▪ bull, horse (usually horsewhip) ▪ leather VERB + WHIP ▪ cra …

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