whipping (verb)

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• whipping — whip ► NOUN 1) a strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for beating a person or urging on an animal. 2) an official of a political party appointed to maintain parliamentary discipline among its members. 3) Brit. a written… …   English terms dictionary

• whip — [c]/wɪp / (say wip) verb (whipped or, Rare, whipt, whipping) –verb (t) 1. to strike with quick, repeated strokes of something slender and flexible; lash. 2. to beat with a whip or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog;… …  

• whip — 1 noun 1 (C) a long thin piece of rope or leather with a handle used for making animals move or punishing people: crack a whip (=make a loud noise with a whip) 2 (C) a member of the US Congress or the British Parliament who is responsible for… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rack up — verb 1. gain points in a game (Freq. 1) The home team scored many times He hit a home run He hit .300 in the past season • Syn: ↑score, ↑hit, ↑tally • …   Useful english dictionary

• whip through — verb go through very fast (Freq. 1) We whipped through the last papers that we had to read before the weekend • Hypernyms: ↑work through, ↑run through, ↑go through • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * …   Useful english dictionary

• transpire — verb (transpired; transpiring) Etymology: Middle French transpirer, from Medieval Latin transpirare, from Latin trans + spirare to breathe Date: 1597 transitive verb to pass off or give passage to (a fluid) through pores or interstices;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• peal out — verb a) To make a loud sound Was it so irreconcilable, Warwick wondered, as still to peal out the curfew bell, which at nine oclock at night had clamorously warned all negroes, slave or free, that it was unlawful for them to be abroad after that… …   Wiktionary

• whip in — verb a) To prevent hunting hounds from straying from the pack by whipping them. He whipped in a dangerous cross, and Faulkner headed into the net. b) To keep a party member in line …   Wiktionary

• whisk — verb 1》 move or take suddenly, quickly, and lightly. 2》 beat (a substance, especially cream or eggs) with a light, rapid movement. noun 1》 a utensil for whipping eggs or cream. 2》 a bunch of grass, twigs, or bristles for flicking away dust or… …   English new terms dictionary

• whip — [[t](h)wɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ whips, whipping, whipped 1) N COUNT A whip is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals. 2) VERB If someone whips a person or animal, they beat …   English dictionary

• whip — I. verb (whipped; whipping) Etymology: Middle English wippen, whippen; akin to Middle Dutch wippen to move up and down, sway, Old English wīpian to wipe Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very… …   New Collegiate Dictionary