Whip \Whip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whipping}.] [OE. whippen to overlay, as a cord, with other cords, probably akin to G. & D. wippen to shake, to move up and down, Sw. vippa, Dan. vippe to swing to and fro, to shake, to toss up, and L. vibrare to shake. Cf. {Vibrate}.] 1. 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.
2. To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to whip a top.
3. To punish with a whip, scourge, or rod; to flog; to beat; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one with thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy.
Who, for false quantities, was whipped at school. --Dryden.
4. To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to.
They would whip me with their fine wits. --Shak.
5. To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat.
6. To beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth, as with a whisk, fork, or the like.
7. To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat; to surpass. [Slang, U. S.]
8. To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam; to wrap; -- often with about, around, or over.
Its string is firmly whipped about with small gut. --Moxon.
9. 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.
In half-whipped muslin needles useless lie. --Gay.
10. To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; -- with into, out, up, off, and the like.
She, in a hurry, whips up her darling under her arm. --L'Estrange.
He whips out his pocketbook every moment, and writes descriptions of everything he sees. --Walpole.
11. (Naut.) (a) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip. (b) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff.
12. To fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip.
Whipping their rough surface for a trout. --Emerson.
{To whip in}, to drive in, or keep from scattering, as hounds in a hurt; hence, to collect, or to keep together, as member of a party, or the like.
{To whip the cat}. (a) To practice extreme parsimony. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby. (b) To go from house to house working by the day, as itinerant tailors and carpenters do. [Prov. & U. S.]
Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.] 1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod. ``[A] whip's lash.'' --Chaucer.
In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison.
2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip. --Beaconsfield.
3. (Mach.) (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread. (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.
4. (Naut.) (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies. (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant} (a)
5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
6. (Eng. Politics) (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed. (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to be taken.
7. A whipping motion; a thrashing about; as, the whip of a tense rope or wire which has suddenly parted; also, the quality of being whiplike or flexible; flexibility; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8. (Mech.) Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion, as a spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit, or a rocking certain piano actions. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{Whip and spur}, with the utmost haste.
{Whip crane}, or {Whip purchase}, a simple form of crane having a small drum from which the load is suspended, turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on the same axle.
{Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.
{Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}.
{Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence, advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a person. --Dryden.
{Whip ray} (Zo["o]l.), the European eagle ray. See under {Ray}.
{Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a loom, on which the warp threads rest.
{Whip scorpion} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera. They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long, slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the body, instead of a sting.
{Whip snake} (Zo["o]l.), any one of various species of slender snakes. Specifically: (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}. (b) The coachwhip snake.
Whip \Whip\, v. i. To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner.
With speed from thence he whipped. --Sackville.
Two friends, traveling, met a bear upon the way; the one whips up a tree, and the other throws himself flat upon the ground. --L'Estrange.
Christian sources said the embassy siege was designed by Aoun to whip up anti-American sentiment among Christians inside and outside Lebanon, to bring pressure on the United States.
Then we'd run away, because they would whip us."
As influential as he is heading one of the House's most prestigious committees, he still regrets turning down the job of Democratic whip in 1981; that post then went to Rep. Thomas Foley of Washington, who since has risen to speaker.
"The human suffering and anguish can never be compensated, but we can attempt to deal to the extent possible with the physical and economic losses," said Cranston, the Senate Majority whip.
These are the weasel words of the wily whip; they do not win anyone's respect.
Ms. Bhutto said the violence appeared to be the work of her political rivals and accused them of trying to whip up sentiment against the 2-month-old government.
Until the disclosure that Coelho was stepping down from the House, Gephardt was considering a run for the No.3 post of whip.
For years pharmacist Edward Kilkeary used arthritis medication, saline solution and sterilizing equipment to whip up hundreds of tiny bottles of specially prescribed eye drops for cataract patients.
He is expected to face a hard fight from Rep. Trent Lott, the House minority whip who was unopposed in the Republican primary.
"I did not know there could be this much action created over a whip race," said Rep. Jack Buechner, R-Mo.
The Socialist and Christian Democrat apparatchiks who control the Euro-assembly definitely hold a whip hand on enlargement, and are in a mood to demonstrate they are nobody's rubber-stamp.
Gingrich argues he is cut out for being the minority whip, a job of head counting, head bashing and organization.
Is not a close political ally of Mr Major but is trusted enough to be included on the cabinet public spending committee. MR RICHARD RYDER, 43, chief whip.
He also turned away speculation that his race for whip was a prelude to succeeding Bob Michel, R-Ill., as House minority leader.
Hoyer succeeds Rep. William H. Gray III, D-Pa., who moved up to majority whip last week.
There is a three-way race for whip, the post Coelho is vacating because of his own ethics controversy.
He plans to whip up some spirit for Mississippi State, his alma mater.
Faced by unanimous Republican opposition in both houses, all his lobbying time was consumed in attempting to whip recalcitrant Democrats into line. For the optimists, the worst is now over.
A rebel yell accompanied Mr. Lott's election to be House GOP whip in December 1980, and he was a skilled player in building the Southern conservative coalition that supported Ronald Reagan's tax and budget cuts the next year.
David Bonior of Michigan, the chief deputy whip, and Beryl Anthony of Arkansas, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Christian sources said the embassy siege was designed by Aoun to whip up anti-American sentiment among Christians inside and outside Lebanon, to bring pressure to bear on the United States.
Worley, who won only 41 percent of the vote against Gingrich two years ago, clearly shocked the House GOP whip, who was so confident of victory he didn't bother to come home and campaign during the entire month of October.
Nevertheless Timewatch sets out to whip up another argument (7.45 BBC2).
And they appreciate you for it," said former Rep. Tony Coelho of California, who vaulted from Democratic campaign chairman to House majority whip.
"On the deficit, we've got to whip it," he said, promising not to raise taxes to do it.
The midterm leadership turnover came because of the resignation of Jim Wright of Texas as speaker and of Coelho as whip.
That would free Foley to move up to speaker and likely trigger races for majority leader, majority whip and possibly caucus chairman.
Fans overhead whip up the tropical heat; even the showers have a view, through the garden to the sea. The flight from Europe, following the sun across the Atlantic, helps you relax into the rhythms of tropical life.
It must be assumed that Mr Norman Fowler, the party chairman, and Mr Richard Ryder, the chief whip, have told him so. It is not a question of malice.
In the meantime, Mr. Childs and his marketing team continue their campaign to whip up local enthusiasm.