"whip" meaning in English

See whip in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wɪp/, /ʍɪp/ Audio: en-us-whip.ogg [US] Forms: whip [singular], whips [plural]
enPR: wĭp, hwĭp Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A whip is a long, thin leather instrument. A person uses it, with very quick motion, to give pain. A person uses it on a horse or another person as punishment.
    Sense id: simple-whip-en-noun-irIL0HRl
  2. A whip is a member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
    Sense id: simple-whip-en-noun-QrUQXy0L

Verb

IPA: /wɪp/, /ʍɪp/ Audio: en-us-whip.ogg [US] Forms: whip [canonical], whips [third-person, singular], whipped [past], whipped [past, participle], whipping [present, participle]
enPR: wĭp, hwĭp Head templates: {{verb|whip|p}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you whip something, you hit it with a whip.
    Sense id: simple-whip-en-verb-~oPD1LeJ
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