Definition of whip

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Whip (v. t.) To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle..

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Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet..
Switch :: Switch (v. t.) To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.
Whipper :: Whipper (n.) One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold.
Whippletree :: Whippletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
Thresh :: Thresh (v. t.) To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub..
Slash :: Slash (v. t.) To crack or snap, as a whip..
Horsewhip :: Horsewhip (v. t.) To flog or chastise with a horsewhip.
Vapulation :: Vapulation (n.) The act of beating or whipping.
Flagellate :: Flagellate (v. t.) To whip; to scourge; to flog.
Flick :: Flick (v. t.) To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots..
Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter..
Biflagellate :: Biflagellate (a.) Having two long, narrow, whiplike appendages..
Lash :: Lash (n.) A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes..
Smack :: Smack (v. t.) To make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack a whip..
Top :: Top (n.) A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of a whip..
Whipping :: Whipping () a & n. from Whip, v..
Scourge :: Scourge (n.) To whip severely; to lash.
Hide :: Hide (v. t.) To flog; to whip.
Urtication :: Urtication (n.) The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.
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