whip

Everyday

1. A whip is a long thin rope or strip of leather with a handle, used to hit animals or, in the past, people. tree →
2. To whip means to hit with a whip. tree →
3. To whip cream or eggs means to beat them fast until they are thick and fluffy. tree →
4. To whip means to move or take something very fast: «She whipped out her phone.» tree →
5. (politics) A whip is a person in parliament who makes sure members of their party vote. tree →
6. (slang, US) A whip can mean a car. tree →

In the lessons

In cooking lessons, whipped cream; in history, enslaved people and convicts were whipped as cruel punishment. In stories, a horse rider cracks a whip. In UK politics, «chief whip». Phrases: «whip up» (make quickly), «whip round» (UK, collect money from a group).

Examples

• Whip the cream until it is stiff. tree →
• He whipped round to see who was there. tree →
• The circus trainer cracked his whip. tree →
• Let's have a whip-round for the teacher's present. tree →
• Mum whipped up a quick lunch. tree →
• Prisoners were whipped in the past. tree →
• The whip lay on his lap. tree →

Note

Past: whipped (double p). «Whipped cream» not «whip cream» in UK. Whipping people is now illegal in most countries.

In Jewish tradition

In cooking lessons, whipped cream; in history, enslaved people and convicts were whipped as cruel punishment. In stories, a horse rider cracks a whip. In UK politics, «chief whip». Phrases: «whip up» (make quickly), «whip round» (UK, collect money from a group).

Examples

• Hark! the whip, and hark! the rattling of the wheels; and prancing horses, and bounding chariots; (Prophets NAM.3.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools. (Writings PRO.26.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• And now whereas my father did burden you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.' (Prophets 1KI.12.11, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Past: whipped (double p). «Whipped cream» not «whip cream» in UK. Whipping people is now illegal in most countries.