2
VERB
If someone
whips
a person or animal, they beat them or hit them with a whip or something like a whip. □ [V
n]
3
VERB
If something, for example the wind,
whips
something, it strikes it sharply. [LITERARY
] □ [V
n]
4
VERB
If someone
whips
something out or
whips
it off, they take it out or take it off very quickly and suddenly. □ [V
n with adv]
5
VERB
When you
whip
something liquid such as cream or an egg, you stir it very fast until it is thick or stiff. □ [V
n]
6
VERB
If you
whip
people
into
an emotional state, you deliberately cause and encourage them to be in that state. □ [V
n +
7
N‑COUNT
A
whip
is a member of a political party in a parliament or legislature who is responsible for making sure that party members are present to vote on important issues and that they vote in the appropriate way. □
8
PHRASE
If you have
the whip hand
, you have power over someone else in a particular situation. □
▸
whip up
PHRASAL VERB
If someone
whips up
an emotion, especially a dangerous one such as hatred, or if they
whip
people
up
into an emotional state, they deliberately cause and encourage people to feel that emotion. □ [V
P
n]
whip|lash
/
h
w
I
plæʃ/ N‑UNCOUNT
[oft N
n]
Whiplash
is a neck injury caused by the head suddenly moving forwards and then back again, for example in a car accident. □
whip|per|snap|per / h w I pə r snæpə r / (whippersnappers ) N‑COUNT If you refer to a young person as a whippersnapper , you disapprove of them because you think that they are behaving more confidently than they should. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED , DISAPPROVAL ]
whip|pet / h w I p I t/ (whippets ) N‑COUNT A whippet is a small thin dog with long legs. Some whippets are used for racing.
whi
p|ping boy
(whipping boys
) N‑COUNT
If someone or something is a
whipping boy
for a particular situation, they get all the blame for it. □ [+
whi p|ping cream N‑UNCOUNT Whipping cream is cream that becomes stiff when it is stirred very fast.
whip|poor|will /w I pʊə r w I l/ (whippoorwills ) N‑COUNT A whippoorwill is a North American bird that is active at night and has a call that sounds like 'whip poor will'.
whi ^p-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 ]
whir / h wɜː r / → see whirr
whirl / h wɜː r l/ (whirls , whirling , whirled )
1
VERB
If something or someone
whirls
around or if you
whirl
them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. □ [V
adv/prep]