whip en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈw̥ɪp] without the wine–whine merger
- /ˈʍɪp/ without the wine–whine merger
- (US) audio
- /ˈwɪp/ wine–whine merger
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English whippen, wippen (“to flap violently”), from Middle Dutch wippen (“to swing, leap, dance, oscillate”) and Middle Low German wippen (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Germanic *wippōną (“to move back and forth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to shake; to swing”). (See Swedish vippa and Danish vippe (“to shake”)). The unetymological wh- is probably expressive of the sound of a whip; compare the same development in whisk and onomatopoeias such as whack and whoosh. The political senses are from whipper-in (“huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering”), from 18th-century hunting terminology.
Meanings
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A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention.
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A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals. ▸ The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip.
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A blow administered with a whip.
I had hardly said the word, when Kit jumped into the saddle, and gave his horse a whip and a spur — and off it cantered, as if it were in as great a hurry to be married as Kit himself.
1832, The Atheneum, volume 31, page 493:
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A whipper-in.
At half-past ten, Tom Moody, Sir Huddlestone Fuddlestone's huntsman, was seen trotting up the avenue, followed by the noble pack of hounds in a compact body—the rear being brought up by the two whips clad in stained scarlet frocks—light hard-featured lads on well-bred lean horses, possessing marvellous dexterity in casting the points of their long heavy whips at the thinnest part of any dog's skin who dares to straggle from the main body […]
1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:From the far side of the wood came the long shrill screech […] which signifies that one of the whips has viewed the fox quitting the covert.
1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 27:
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A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
Therefore, welcome new Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper, a man about whom even my esteemed political journalist friends know little - apart from the fact he was once Chief Whip, a job that requires knowing about every Tory MP's misdemeanours.
2022 November 16, Christian Wolmar, “Can Merriman use his rail knowledge to make a difference?”, in RAIL, number 970, page 44:The Conservative deputy chief whip has resigned after admitting he had “embarrassed myself and other people” following reports that he drunkenly groped two men at a private club. Chris Pincher wrote to Boris Johnson saying he was standing down after drinking too much. However, he did not address the allegations that he was reported to the whips by Conservative MPs who had witnessed his behaviour towards two men at the Carlton Club in Piccadilly.
2022 June 30, “Tory deputy chief whip resigns after ‘drunkenly groping two men’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022:I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.
- (UK, with-definite-article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
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(UK, broadly) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
As a result, he was stripped of the whip on Tuesday, preventing him from voting in the fourth ballot to narrow down candidates to be the next party leader.
2022 July 20, Heather Stewart, “Tobias Ellwood temporarily given back Tory whip to vote in leadership contest”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2022:In the letter, Hancock said he had spoken to the Conservatives’ chief whip, Simon Hart, last week, and been told the whip would be restored in time, “but that is now not necessary” – meaning he will sit as an independent until the next election.
2022 December 7, Peter Walker, “Row grows over Matt Hancock’s announcement he is quitting as MP”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2023:to withdraw the whip
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Whipped cream.
Did you want to add some whip to your coffee, ma'am?
- A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
Big whip I'm underground parking
2017, “Return of the Rucksack”, performed by Stormzy, United Kingdom:Had four bills and I bought me a car / Little red whip that I bought for my marge
2015, Stormzy, “Shut Up” (track 15), in Gang Signs & Prayer, performed by Stormzy:Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time.
I wanna get a whip and crash it into white-owned businesses
2019, “Jesus Is the One (I Got Depression)” (Comedy Hip-Hop), performed by Zack Fox, United States:
- (qualifier:roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
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A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped.
- The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
- Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion ▸ A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
- Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion ▸ A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
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(historical) A coach driver; a coachman.
Lord Carington […] led the way with his chestnuts, having a distinguished brother whip, Lord Londesborough, by his side.
1871, Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes, volume 20, page 308:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whips | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
crack the whip · whip and spur · whipsman · whiplike · sea whip · whipline · whipcrack · whip grafting · horsewhip · whipless · knight of the whip · whipcracker · whipsaw · sea-whip · bullwhip · snakewhip · unwhip · snap-the-whip · misery whip · hunting whip · single-line whip · penny whip · laser whip · sennet whip · whip top · whip graft · carpet whip · stockwhip · cartwhip · three-line whip · whipnose · crack-the-whip · whip spider · chain whip · whip pan · whipsocket · two-line whip · whip kick · double-line whip · sea whip coral · Eastwood's whip lizard · schizo whip · whiplash · whipworthy · underwhip · whip scorpion · coachwhip · signal whip · whipbird · whipstitch · whipcraft · whip-tom-kelly · whipcracking · one-line whip · whipstick · whipmaker · whipstock · whipmaking · whippish · tailwhip · fair crack of the whipdogwhip · whipmaster · whipster · smart as a whip · whip-smart · whipstaff · whippet · whipworm · bullock-whip · Irish whip · whip cream · whip gin · whip coral · whipcord · whip zoom · whip appeal · whipstall · whippy · whiptail · whip stitch · pencil whip · riding whip · whip hand · pop-the-whip · weed whip · hose-whip · whipman
Descendants
Hyponyms
signalwhip · coachwhip · drafting whip · stockwhip · snakewhip · dogwhip · hip whip · signal whip · yard whip · longe whip · snake whip · party whip · crop · buggy whip · horsewhip · bullwhip · riding crop
Relateds
Synonyms
quirt (lash for directing animals) · dressage whip (lash for directing animals) · flail (lash for directing animals) · party whip · lash (lash for corporal punishment) · quirt (lash for corporal punishment) · knout (lash for directing animals) · crop (lash for directing animals) · thong (lash for directing animals) · lash (lash for directing animals) · thong (lash for corporal punishment) · cat (lash for corporal punishment) · scourge (lash for directing animals) · cat-o'-nine-tails (lash for corporal punishment) · flail (lash for corporal punishment) · whipper-in · knout (lash for corporal punishment) · party whip (political party enforcer) · sjambok (lash for corporal punishment) · jumping bat (lash for directing animals) · scourge (lash for corporal punishment) · driving whip (lash for directing animals) · sjambok (lash for directing animals)
Translations (255)
es chicote (rod or rope) · atv камджы (rod or rope) · bg бич (rod or rope) · ota سوط (rod or rope) · pl bicz (rod or rope) · fy swipe (rod or rope) · te విప్ (party policy enforcer) · pt açoite (rod or rope) · wa corijhe (rod or rope) · gl zorrega (rod or rope) · el μαστίγιο (rod or rope) · hi साँटी (rod or rope) · txb yatwe (rod or rope) · la scutica (rod or rope) · ur چابک (rod or rope) · mn ᠲᠠᠰᠢᠭᠤᠷ (rod or rope) · ilo baot (rod or rope) · pap zuip (rod or rope) · de Zagel (rod or rope) · mk камшик (rod or rope) · be бато́г (rod or rope) · la flagellum (rod or rope) · cs bič (rod or rope) · te కొరడా (rod or rope) · lt botagas (rod or rope) · gl azorrague (rod or rope) · fr whip (party policy enforcer) · fa شلاق (rod or rope) · ru бато́г (rod or rope) · sw mjeledi (rod or rope) · ar كِرْبَاج (rod or rope) · kmr taziyane (rod or rope) · ta சவுக்கு (rod or rope) · uk канчу́к (rod or rope) · gd cuip (rod or rope) · be біч (rod or rope) · mnc ᡧᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (rod or rope) · tl latigo (rod or rope) · sh ко̀рба̄ч (rod or rope) · eo vipo (rod or rope) · fi piiskuri (party policy enforcer) · pt chicote (rod or rope) · orv бичь (rod or rope) · arz كرباج (rod or rope) · gl rebenque (rod or rope) · ms whip (party policy enforcer) · mr कोरडा (rod or rope) · ru плеть (rod or rope) · nn pisk (rod or rope) · sv dask (blow administered with a whip) · ur ہنٹر (rod or rope) · gl vergallo (rod or rope) · be бізу́н (rod or rope) · es flagelo (rod or rope) · ky чыбырткы (rod or rope) · wa scordjire (rod or rope) · hi दुर्रा (rod or rope) · ast zurdiellu (rod or rope) · fr fouet (rod or rope) · ce шадд (rod or rope) · gl zurriago (rod or rope) · nan-hbl 黨鞭 /党鞭 (party policy enforcer) · kw hwypp (rod or rope) · la lōrum (rod or rope) · tk gamçy (rod or rope) · oc foet (rod or rope) · yue 黨鞭 /党鞭 (party policy enforcer) · unm siakw (rod or rope) · bg нага́йка (rod or rope) · gl verdasco (rod or rope) · nb pisk (rod or rope) · gu ચાબુક (rod or rope) · be дубе́ц (rod or rope) · tg қамчин (rod or rope) · et piits (rod or rope) · bg камши́к (rod or rope) · sv piska (rod or rope) · ru бич (rod or rope) · ceb latigo (rod or rope) · az qamçı (rod or rope) · mi wepu (rod or rope) · hi कोड़ा (rod or rope) · ca flagell (rod or rope) · be пу́га (rod or rope) · sv snärt (blow administered with a whip) · az qırmac (rod or rope) · da pisk (rod or rope) · ru хлыст (rod or rope) · hy մտրակ (rod or rope) · ko 채찍 (rod or rope) · ps تازيانه (rod or rope) · kjh хамӌы (rod or rope) · sh bȉč (rod or rope) · sq vregën (rod or rope) · hu ostor (rod or rope) · ota قرباچ (rod or rope) · nl zweep (rod or rope) · sh би̏ч (rod or rope) · fi ruoska (rod or rope) · lo ແສ້ (rod or rope) · sw kambaa (rod or rope) · tt чыбыркы (rod or rope) · ary مشحاطة (rod or rope) · cy chwip (rod or rope) · da indpisker (party policy enforcer) · oc flisquet (rod or rope) · es vergajo (rod or rope) · kk шыбыртқы (rod or rope) · bo རྟ་ལྕག (rod or rope) · kmr qamçî (rod or rope) · nmn ǁn̥a̰m (rod or rope) · bn বেত (rod or rope) · pl bat (rod or rope) · xal шилвр (rod or rope) · ko 원내총무 (party policy enforcer) · cmn 鞭子 (rod or rope) · az çubuq (rod or rope) · be хлыст (rod or rope) · uk баті́г (rod or rope) · cmn 鞭 (rod or rope) · grc μάστιξ (rod or rope) · ps کمچينه (rod or rope) · cmn 黨鞭 /党鞭 (party policy enforcer) · kjh сымыртхы (rod or rope) · esu kulutaq (rod or rope) · es coyunda (rod or rope) · nds-de Pietsch (rod or rope) · az şallaq (rod or rope) · tr kamçı (rod or rope) · ky камчы (rod or rope) · fa تازیانه (rod or rope) · hi हंटर (rod or rope) · vi roi (rod or rope) · be нага́йка (rod or rope) · th วิป (party policy enforcer) · es tralla (rod or rope) · iu ᐃᐱᕋᐅᑕᖅ (rod or rope) · pdt Pitsch (rod or rope) · ru плётка (rod or rope) · af sweep (rod or rope) · sk korbáč (rod or rope) · yi בײַטש (rod or rope) · nds-de Swääp (rod or rope) · sk bič (rod or rope) · ang swipu (rod or rope) · kk қамшы (rod or rope) · te చబుకు (rod or rope) · sh ка̀нџија (rod or rope) · he שׁוֹט (rod or rope) · sv pisk (blow administered with a whip) · vo bat (rod or rope) · gl azoute (rod or rope) · tg тозиёна (rod or rope) · uk нага́йка (rod or rope) · ta சாட்டை (rod or rope) · km ត្មោង (rod or rope) · hi चाबुक (rod or rope) · yua hats'ik (rod or rope) · ms cambok (rod or rope) · th แส้ (rod or rope) · be плётка (rod or rope) · it sferza (rod or rope) · ms cemeti (rod or rope) · izh kassikkain (rod or rope) · th ผู้คุมเสียงในสภา (party policy enforcer) · af roer (rod or rope) · nrf fouet (rod or rope) · hi कशा (rod or rope) · tt камчы (rod or rope) · kaa kamshı (rod or rope) · gl látego (rod or rope) · tl latiko (rod or rope) · ne कोर्रा (rod or rope) · hi सचेतक (party policy enforcer) · ar كُرْبَاج (rod or rope) · ru нага́йка (rod or rope) · tg химча (rod or rope) · ta கொறடா (party policy enforcer) · ar سَوْط (rod or rope) · ja 鞭 (rod or rope) · ml ചാട്ട (rod or rope) · mk бич (rod or rope) · kmr şelaq (rod or rope) · lb Baatsch (rod or rope) · uz qamchi (rod or rope) · ta சவுக்கடி (blow administered with a whip) · hu korbács (rod or rope) · de Knute (rod or rope) · cic ishfama' (rod or rope) · la flagrum (rod or rope) · ml വിപ്പ് (party policy enforcer) · nog шыбырткы (rod or rope) · fi piiska (rod or rope) · srn krawasi (rod or rope) · yue 鞭 (rod or rope) · ga fuip (rod or rope) · hi क़मची (rod or rope) · ba ҡамсы (rod or rope) · gl tralla (rod or rope) · ast zurdiella (rod or rope) · izh rooska (rod or rope) · nds-de Sweep (rod or rope) · ota قامچی (rod or rope) · mns-nor хо̄мси (rod or rope) · ast zurriaga (rod or rope) · orv кнутъ (rod or rope) · kaa shıbırtqı (rod or rope) · ba сыбыртҡы (rod or rope) · nv bee atsxis (rod or rope) · nog камышы (rod or rope) · uk бич (rod or rope) · ga aoire (party policy enforcer) · es fusta (rod or rope) · mn ташуур (rod or rope) · alt камчы (rod or rope) · ca fuet (rod or rope) · nb innpisker (party policy enforcer) · ln fímbo (rod or rope) · ro bici (rod or rope) · sh kàndžija (rod or rope) · sv inpiskare (party policy enforcer) · uk хлист (rod or rope) · wa scoreye (rod or rope) · tum chikoti (rod or rope) · sh kòrbāč (rod or rope) · ug قامچا (rod or rope) · ps شلاخه (rod or rope) · fo píska (rod or rope) · de Peitsche (rod or rope) · sl bič (rod or rope) · sv rapp (blow administered with a whip) · cu бичь (rod or rope) · fa چماق (rod or rope) · km រំពាត់ (rod or rope) · hi साँटा (rod or rope) · ota تازیانه (rod or rope) · tr kırbaç (rod or rope) · my ကျာပွတ် (rod or rope) · ka შოლტი (rod or rope) · alt чыбырткы (rod or rope) · ru кнут (rod or rope) · hi ताज़ियाना (rod or rope) · es látigo (rod or rope) · ccc ashpijka'chachi (rod or rope) · it nerbo (rod or rope) · hu felhúzókötél (rod or rope) · nn innpiskar (party policy enforcer) · la verber (rod or rope) · it frusta (rod or rope) · id cambuk (rod or rope) · mfe fwet (rod or rope) · fa چابک (rod or rope) · lv pātaga (rod or rope) · is svipa (rod or rope) · sq kamxhik (rod or rope)