whipping

n. lashing; flogging; defeat (Sports)

v. strike with a whip, lash, flog; cause to become frothy, beat (of egg whites, cream, etc.); snatch; move suddenly, jerk; defeat; bind

A whip is a stick, cord or strap, usually with a stiff handle, used for striking or as an animal training aid.Whip may refer to:Whip (Computer Science), Web Human Interaction PagesFlagellation, punishment using a whipRiding crop, a short, stiff whip used in certain Equestrian disciplinesWhip (instrument), a percussion instrumentWhip (politics), a member of a legislature who ensures party members attend and vote as the party leadership desiresWhip (tree), a slender unbranched shoot or plantWHIP (AM), North Carolina radio stationWalks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP), baseball statisticThe Whip (ride), a ride designed and built by W.F. Mangels Company.Whip (dance), swing dance popular in TexasSwingout, dance move also known as a whipWashington Whips, defunct US soccer/football teamWhip (King of Fighters), a video game characterTail whip, bike or scooter trickWhisk, kitchen instrument used to whipAnother word for prefect used in some British and Commmonwealth public schools. Sometimes a commercial brand of food which has been whisked is tradenamed as a type of "whip".
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Noun
1. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
(synonym) tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
(hypernym) beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
(hyponym) self-flagellation
(derivation) flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
2. a sound defeat
(synonym) thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing
(hypernym) defeat, licking
(derivation) worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
3. a stitch passing over an edge diagonally
(synonym) whipstitch, whipstitching
(hypernym) stitch
4. the act of overcoming or outdoing
(synonym) beating
(hypernym) fight, fighting, combat, scrap
Adjective
1. smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"
(synonym) snappy
(similar) spirited

Noun
1. an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
(hypernym) instrument
(hyponym) cat-o'-nine-tails, cat
(part-meronym) crop
(derivation) flog, welt, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
2. a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
(synonym) party whip
(hypernym) legislator
3. a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
(hypernym) dessert, sweet, afters
(hyponym) prune whip
4. (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
(hypernym) flexibility, flexibleness
(classification) golf, golf game
5. a quick blow with a whip
(synonym) lash, whiplash
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) flog, welt, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
Verb
1. beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
(synonym) flog, welt, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
(hypernym) beat, beat up, work over
(hyponym) flagellate, scourge
2. defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
(synonym) worst, pip, mop up, rack up
(hypernym) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
(derivation) thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping
3. thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
(hypernym) convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
4. strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
(synonym) lash
(hypernym) strike
(hyponym) urticate
5. whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"
(synonym) whisk
(hypernym) beat, scramble
(see-also) whip up, whomp up
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
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"
(synonym) blister, scald
(hypernym) attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault

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Synonyms and related words:
Waterloo, bastinado, basting, battery, beating, belting, buffeting, caning, clubbing, collapse, conquering, conquest, corporal punishment, cowhiding, crash, cudgeling, deathblow, debacle, defeat, destruction, downfall, drubbing, failure, fall, flagellation, flailing, flogging, fustigation, gear, hiding, horsewhipping, lacing, lambasting, lashing, lathering, licking, mastery, overcoming, overthrow, overturn, pistol-whipping, quietus, rawhiding, rig, rigging, ropework, roping, ruin, running rigging, scourging, service, serving, smash, spanking, standing rigging, strapping, stripes, subdual, subduing, subjugation, swingeing, switching, tackle, tackling, thrashing, trimming, trouncing, truncheoning, undoing, vanquishment