"whip into shape" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-whip into shape.ogg [Australia] Forms: whips into shape [present, singular, third-person], whipping into shape [participle, present], whipped into shape [participle, past], whipped into shape [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} whip into shape (third-person singular simple present whips into shape, present participle whipping into shape, simple past and past participle whipped into shape)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: lick into shape, beat into shape
    Sense id: en-whip_into_shape-en-verb-b-CK21Iy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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