noun
an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
noun
a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
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party whip
noun
a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
noun
(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
noun
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
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- the whip raised a red welt
verb
beat severely with a whip or rod
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- The teacher often flogged the students
- The children were severely trounced
verb
defeat thoroughly
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- He mopped up the floor with his opponents
verb
thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
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- The tall grass whipped in the wind
verb
strike as if by whipping
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- The curtain whipped her face
verb
whip with or as if with a wire whisk
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- whisk the eggs
verb
subject to harsh criticism
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- The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
- the professor scaled the students
- your invectives scorched the community