whip : Idioms & Phrases

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buggy whip

  • noun a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy
    • since buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded
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heavy whipping cream

  • noun cream with a fat content of 48% or more
    double creme.
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light whipping cream

  • noun cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
    light whipping cream.
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party whip

  • noun a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
    whip.
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pistol-whip

  • verb beat with a pistol
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prune whip

  • noun dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream
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sea whip

Sea" whip`
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A gorgonian having a simple stem.
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Single whip

  • (Naut.), a single rope running through a fixed block.
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smart as a whip

  • adjective satellite having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
    brilliant; brainy.
    • some men dislike brainy women
    • a brilliant mind
    • a brilliant solution to the problem
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To whip in

  • to drive in, or keep from scattering, as hounds in a hurt; hence, to collect, or to keep together, as member of a party, or the like.
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To whip the cat

  • . (a) To practice extreme parsimony. Prov. Eng. Forby. (b) To go from house to house working by the day, as itinerant tailors and carpenters do. Prov. & U. S.
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Whip and spur

  • with the utmost haste.
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Whip crane, ∨ Whip purchase

  • a simple form of crane having a small drum from which the load is suspended, turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on the same axle.
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Whip gin

  • . See Gin block, under 5th Gin.
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Whip grafting

  • . See under Grafting.
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Whip hand

  • noun position of advantage and control
    upper hand.
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  • the hand with which the whip is used; hence, advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a person. Dryden.
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Whip ray

  • (Zoöl.), the European eagle ray. See under Ray.
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Whip roll

  • (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a loom, on which the warp threads rest.
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Whip scorpion

  • noun nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger
    whip scorpion.
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  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of arachnids belonging to Thelyphonus and allied genera. They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long, slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the body, instead of a sting.
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Whip snake

  • noun any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails
    whip snake; whipsnake.
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  • (Zoöl.), any one of various species of slender snakes. Specifically: (a) A bright green South American tree snake (Philodryas viridissimus) having a long and slender body. It is not venomous. Called also emerald whip snake. (b) The coachwhip snake.
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whip through

  • verb go through very fast
    • We whipped through the last papers that we had to read before the weekend
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whip top

  • noun a top that is spun by whipping
    whip top.
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whip up

  • verb prepare or cook quickly or hastily
    whomp up.
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whip-poor-will

Whip"-poor-will` noun
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  1. (Zoöl.) An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. Written also whippowil.
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whip-round

  • noun (British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose
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whip-scorpion

  • noun nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger
    whip scorpion.
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whip-shaped

Whip"-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip-shaped root or stem.
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whip-snake

  • noun any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails
    whip snake; whipsnake.
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whip-tom-kelly

Whip"-tom`-kel"ly noun
Etymology
So called in imitation of its notes.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A vireo (Vireo altiloquus) native of the West Indies and Florida; -- called also black-whiskered vireo.
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whipped cream

  • noun cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy
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whipping boy

  • noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
    scapegoat.
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whipping cream

  • noun cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
    light whipping cream.
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whipping post

  • noun post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped
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whipping top

  • noun a top that is spun by whipping
    whip top.
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