whip

WHIP, verb transitive [Latin , a sweeping throw or thrust.] 1. To strike with a lash or sweeping cord; as, to whip a horse. 2. To sew slightly. 3. To drive with lashes; as, to whip a top. 4. To punish with the whip; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy. Who, for false quantities, was whippd at school. 5. To lash with sarcasm. They would whip me with their fine wits. 6. To strike; to thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat. [Not in use int he United States.] To whip about or round, to wrap; to inwrap; as, to whip a line round a rod. To whip out, to draw nimbly; to snatch; as, to whip out a sword or rapier from its sheath. To whip from, to take away suddenly. To whip into, to thrust in with a quick motion. He whipped his hand into his pocket. To whip us, to seize or take up with a quick motion. She whipped up the child, and ran off. Among seamen, to hoist with a whip or small tackle. WHIP, verb intransitive To move nimbly; to start suddenly and run; or to turn and run; as, the boy whipped away in an instant; he whipped round the corner; he whipped into the house, and was out of wight in a moment. WHIP, noun 1. An instrument for driving horses or other teams, or for correction, consisting of a lash tied to a handle or rod. 2. In ships, a small tackle, used to hoist light bodies. WHIP and spur, with the utmost haste.