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whip

n. a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

whip

n. (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

whip

n. a professional member of a hunt staff who assists the huntsman with the hounds

whip, lash, whiplash

n. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

whip

v. thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"

whisk, whip

v. whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"

blister, scald, whip

v. subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"

worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up

v. defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

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flail

n. an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

switch

n. a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

churn, boil, moil, roil, be agitated

v. be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

arouse, stir

v. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

pulsate, beat, quiver

v. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

toss

v. agitate; "toss the salad"

blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle

v. combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"

cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick

v. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

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