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whip (noun)

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  • 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 notice …   English terms dictionary

  • 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 hand — noun position of advantage and control (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑upper hand • Hypernyms: ↑superiority, ↑favorable position, ↑favourable position * * * noun 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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, especially so as to ensure… …   English new terms dictionary

  • whip snake — noun any of several small fast moving snakes with long whiplike tails • Syn: ↑whip snake, ↑whipsnake • Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid • Hyponyms: ↑coachwhip, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • whip graft — noun 1. or whip and tongue graft : a plant graft made by interlocking a small tongue and notch in the obliquely cut base of the scion with corresponding cuts in the stock called also tongue graft; see graft illustration 2. : splice graft …   Useful english dictionary

  • whip — (v.) mid 13c., wippen flap violently, from P.Gmc. *wipp (Cf. Dan. vippe to raise with a swipe, M.Du., Du. wippen to swing, O.H.G. wipf swing, impetus ), from PIE *wib move quickly. The noun is attested from early 14c. In parliamentary use from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • whip|per-in — «HWIHP uhr IHN», noun, plural whip|pers in. 1. a huntsman s assistant who keeps the hounds from straying by driving them back with the whip into the main body of the pack. 2. Historical. a whip (def. 4a) …   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-and-derry — whipˈ and derrˈy noun A hoisting apparatus consisting of a whip (qv above) and a derrick • • • Main Entry: ↑whip …   Useful english dictionary

  • whip handle — noun 1. The handle or stock of a whip 2. An advantage • • • Main Entry: ↑whip …   Useful english dictionary

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