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n. piska; piskrapp; spå; visp, äggvisp; kallelse till votering; pikör (för jakt)--------v. piska, spöa; vispa; knycka; kvickt rycka; kvickt samla ihop; utklassa; kasta (fiske); linda om* * *[wip] 1. noun1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) piska2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) inpiskare2. verb1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) piska2) (to beat (eggs etc).) vispa3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) svänga, flänga, rycka, slita•- whiplash- whipped cream
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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 Brit. informal ▪ a collection of contributions of money for a particular purpose … 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-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 — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms whip round : singular whip round plural whip rounds British informal an occasion when you collect money for someone from a group of people … English dictionary
whip-round — n. (BE) collection to have a whip round * * * [ wɪpraʊnd] (BE) [ collection ] to have a whip round … Combinatory dictionary
whip-round — noun Date: 1887 chiefly British a collection of money made usually for a benevolent purpose < had a whip round to help the couple pay for a Paris honeymoon The People > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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-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 — /wɪp ˈraʊnd/ (say wip rownd) noun Colloquial an impromptu collection of money, as among office workers for a gift for a colleague: *When things had warmed up and attention was drawn to the envious hundred or so, a whip round was organized.… …
whip-round — Collection of money for particular purpose, whip up Obtain (usu. quickly). Create. ♣ I can t whip up much enthusiasm for the idea … A concise dictionary of English slang
