have a whip-round

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• whip-round — n have a whip round BrE informal if a group of people have a whip round, they all give some money so that they can buy something together ▪ We had a whip round to pay for a taxi to the railway station …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• whip-round — noun (British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • …   Useful english dictionary

• whip-round — noun have a whip round BrE informal if a group of people have a whip round, they all give some money so that they can buy something together: We re having a whip round to get Sandy something for her birthday …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• whip-round — n. (BE) collection to have a whip round * * * [ wɪpraʊnd] (BE) [ collection ] to have a whip round …   Combinatory dictionary

• whip-round — Noun. Contributions collected from a group of people for a specific purpose. E.g. Let s have a whip round for Cath and Rob, so at least they can have a good honeymoon. Informal …   English slang and colloquialisms

• whip-round — N SING When a group of people have a whip round, money is collected from each person so that it can be used to buy something for all of them or for someone they all know. [INFORMAL] …   English dictionary

• whip — whip1 [wıp] v past tense and past participle whipped present participle whipping [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wippen to swing ] 1.) [T] to hit someone or something with a whip ▪ He whipped the horse… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• 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 — whip1 [ wıp, hwıp ] noun * 1. ) count a long thin piece of leather with a handle on one end used for making horses move faster or for hitting someone: Most of the riders carried whips. crack a whip (=move the whip quickly to make a sudden loud… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Have a Party — Infobox Single Name = Have a Party Artist = Mobb Deep featuring 50 Cent Nate Dogg from Album = Get Rich or Die Tryin OST Blood Money Released = January 10 2006 Format = CD single Genre = Hip hop Length = 3:56 Label = G Unit/Interscope Writer =… …   Wikipedia