· an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

Hypernym(s): instrument

· a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

Synonym(s): party_whip

Hypernym(s): legislator

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

Hypernym(s): dessert, sweet, afters

· (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

Hypernym(s): flexibility, flexibleness

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

Synonym(s): lash, whiplash

Hypernym(s): blow

· beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

Synonym(s): flog, welt, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce

Hypernym(s): beat, beat_up, work_over

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

Synonym(s): worst, pip, mop_up, rack_up

Hypernym(s): beat, beat_out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

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

Hypernym(s): convulse, thresh, thresh_about, thrash, thrash_about, slash, toss, jactitate

· strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"

Synonym(s): lash

Hypernym(s): strike

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

Synonym(s): whisk

Hypernym(s): beat, scramble

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

Synonym(s): blister, scald

Hypernym(s): attack, round, assail, lash_out, snipe, assault