Meaning & Definition of Whip in English

1. An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

2. A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

3. A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

4. (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

5. A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

• "The whip raised a red welt"

1. Beat severely with a whip or rod

• "The teacher often flogged the students"

• "The children were severely trounced"

2. Defeat thoroughly

• "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

3. Thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

• "The tall grass whipped in the wind"

4. Strike as if by whipping

• "The curtain whipped her face"

5. Whip with or as if with a wire whisk

• "Whisk the eggs"

6. Subject to harsh criticism

• "The senator blistered the administration in his speech on friday"

• "The professor scaled the students"

• "Your invectives scorched the community"