I. verb (whipped; whipping)
Etymology: Middle English wippen, whippen; akin to Middle Dutch wippen to move up and down, sway, Old English wīpian to wipe
Date: 14th century
transitive verb to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully ,
2. a. to strike with a slender lithe implement (as a lash or rod) especially as a punishment, spank , to drive or urge on by or as if by using a whip, to strike as a lash does ,
3. to bind or wrap (as a rope or fishing rod) with cord for protection and strength, to wind or wrap around something, to belabor with stinging words ; abuse , to seam or hem with shallow overcasting stitches, to overcome decisively ; defeat , to stir up ; incite , to produce in a hurry, to fish (water) with rod, line, and artificial lure, to beat (as eggs or cream) into a froth with a utensil (as a whisk or fork), to gather together or hold together for united action in the manner of a party whip, intransitive verb to proceed nimbly or quickly , to thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash , whipper noun
II. noun
Date: 14th century
an instrument consisting usually of a handle and lash forming a flexible rod that is used for whipping, a stroke or cut with or as if with a whip,
3. a dessert made by whipping a portion of the ingredients , a kitchen utensil made of braided or coiled wire or perforated metal with a handle and used in whipping, one that handles a whip: as, a driver of horses ; coachman , whipper-in 1,
5. a member of a legislative body appointed by a political party to enforce party discipline and to secure the attendance of party members at important sessions, a notice of forthcoming business sent weekly to each member of a political party in the British House of Commons, a whipping or thrashing motion, the quality of resembling a whip especially in being flexible, whip antenna , whiplike adjective