whip

  • 61whip — 1. noun he used a whip on his dogs Syn: lash, scourge, strap, belt 2. verb 1) he whipped the boy Syn: flog, lash, scourge, strap, belt, thrash, beat 2) …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 62whip — [13] Whip was originally a verb, meaning ‘move quickly’. It was probably borrowed from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch wippen ‘vacillate, swing’, which in turn went back to the prehistoric Germanic base *wip ‘move quickly’ (source also of… …

    Word origins

  • 63whip up — {v.}, {informal} 1. To make or do quickly or easily. * /Mary whipped up a lunch for the picnic./ * /The reporter whipped up a story about the fire for his paper./ 2. To make active; stir to action; excite. * /The girls are trying to whip up… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 64whip up — {v.}, {informal} 1. To make or do quickly or easily. * /Mary whipped up a lunch for the picnic./ * /The reporter whipped up a story about the fire for his paper./ 2. To make active; stir to action; excite. * /The girls are trying to whip up… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 65whip in — transitive verb Date: 1742 1. to collect or keep together (members of a political party) for legislative action 2. to keep (hounds in a pack) from scattering by use of a whip …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 66whip — 1) a light fishing rod with the line tied directly to the tip; used to catch very small fish on very light tackle very quickly. Whip length is usually 6 m and line strength can be less than 0.5 kg 2) a method of tying line to a spade end hook… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 67whip up — verb a) To produce (something) quickly, especially food. His speech whipped the crowd up into a frenzy. b) To beat (a liquid) quickly so to introduce air and form …

    Wiktionary

  • 68WHIP — Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (Governmental » Environmental) * Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched (Community » Sports) * White House Invasion Prayer (Governmental » Military) * Wide Horizontal Image Plane (Academic & Science » Physics) *… …

    Abbreviations dictionary

  • 69whip up — Synonyms and related words: abduct, ad lib, agitate, annoy, arouse, awake, awaken, beat, beat up, blow the coals, blow up, call forth, call up, carry off, churn, churn up, convulse, cook up, dash off, disarrange, discompose, disquiet, disturb, do …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 70Whip up — 1. create with some haste (e.g. whip up a meal); 2. arouse to fury, intense excitement, etc.: His speech soon whipped up the crowd …

    Dictionary of Australian slang