Definition of "whip" []

• To strike with repeated strokes, as with a strap or rod; lash. (verb-transitive)
• To punish or chastise by repeated striking with a strap or rod; flog. (verb-transitive)
• To afflict, castigate, or reprove severely: "For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure” ( Ralph Waldo Emerson). (verb-transitive)
• To drive, force, or compel by flogging, lashing, or other means. (verb-transitive)
• To strike or affect in a manner similar to whipping or lashing: Icy winds whipped my face. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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