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whip
A	noun
	1	whip, lash, whiplash
			a quick blow with a whip
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move; motility ╚stroke ╚blow ╚whip, lash, whiplash
	2	whip
			an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚instrument ╚whip ╚strap ╚scourge; flagellum ╚riding crop; hunting crop ╚quirt ╚knout ╚horsewhip ╚cowhide ╚cat-o'-nine-tails; cat
	3	whip
			(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚physical property ╚malleability; plasticity ╚flexibility; flexibleness ╚whip
	4	whip
			a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚food; nutrient ╚nutriment; nourishment; nutrition; sustenance; aliment; alimentation; victuals ╚course ╚dessert; sweet; afters ╚whip ╚prune whip
	5	whip, party whip
			a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚leader ╚lawgiver; lawmaker ╚legislator ╚whip, party whip
B	verb
	1	blister, scald, whip
			subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
		Category Tree: express; verbalize; verbalise; utter; give tongue to ╚state; say; tell ╚note; observe; mention; remark ╚comment; notice; remark; point out ╚knock; criticize; criticise; pick apart ╚attack; round; assail; lash out; snipe; assault ╚blister, scald, whip
	2	worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
			defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
		Category Tree: get the better of; overcome; defeat ╚beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish ╚worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
	3	whip, lash
			strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
		Category Tree: touch ╚strike ╚whip, lash ╚urticate
	4	flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
			beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
		Category Tree: beat; beat up; work over ╚flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce ╚switch ╚horsewhip ╚flagellate; scourge
	5	whisk, whip
			whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚agitate; vex; disturb; commove; shake up; stir up; raise up ╚beat; scramble ╚whisk, whip
	6	whip
			thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
		Category Tree: move ╚shake; agitate ╚convulse; thresh; thresh about; thrash; thrash about; slash; toss; jactitate ╚whip

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