whip

Meanings

• an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
• a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
• a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
• (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
• a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
  • "the whip raised a red welt"
• beat severely with a whip or rod
• defeat thoroughly
• thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
  • "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
• strike as if by whipping
  • "The curtain whipped her face"
• whip with or as if with a wire whisk
• subject to harsh criticism

Synonyms

blister, flog, lash, lather, mop up, party whip, pip, rack up, scald, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whiplash, whisk, worst