whips
Circus trainer's tools
Whips are flexible instruments for striking—a handle with a lash attached, used to drive animals or punish people.
The motion extends to anything that moves with similar speed or snap: The wind whipped through the canyon.
To whip cream or eggs is to beat them vigorously.
In politics, a whip is a party official who ensures members vote as directed.
Informally, someone's whip is their car: Nice whip.
Strike or bind
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- snapSudden sharp sound
- flogBeat with a whip
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
strike · flick · slash · sting · swipe · swing · stroke · beat
Beating as punishment
- flagellationBeating with a whip
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- chastisementFormal scolding or correction
- corporalOf the flesh
lashing · scourging · caning · correction · birching · spanking · penal · retribution
Short stiff equestrian whip
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
spurs · stirrups · horsemanship · handler · trainer · gait · canter · trot
Speedy, or skip eating
- quickMoving with speed
- rapidMoving with haste
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- zipToothed sliding fastener
race · flash · dash · snap · swift · lightning · hustle · rush
Formal choice expression
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- caucusParty selection meeting
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- floorIndoor walking surface
lash
Strike or bind
thrash · strike · flick · slash · sting · swipe · swing · stroke · beat · switch
flogging
Beating as punishment
- flagellationBeating with a whip
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- chastisementFormal scolding or correction
corporal · lashing · scourging · caning · correction · birching · spanking · penal · retribution · torture
riding crop
Short stiff equestrian whip
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
reins · spurs · stirrups · horsemanship · handler · trainer · gait · canter · trot · gallop
fast
Speedy, or skip eating
zip · race · flash · dash · snap · swift · lightning · hustle · rush · hurry
vote
Formal choice expression
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- caucusParty selection meeting
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
floor · Congress · legislator · coalition · attendance
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
cream · fold · aerate · stiff peaks · soft peaks · blend · emulsify · custard · mousse · soufflé
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- Stagecoachstagecoach, coachmen, coach horses, relay stations, way stations
- kinkdom, domme, submissives, master, slave
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- windmillsblades, Dutch windmills, rotor, tower mill, sails
whipscoaxes
Persuades through gentle urging
persuades · encourages · surrenders · entices · cajoles
- whipped creamAerated dairy topping
- whip upCreate hastily
- whipped upMade fast, informal
- whipping upMaking something quickly
- whip outProduce something swiftly
- crack the whipAssert stern authority
whipped, whipping, whip, whipper, whippings, whippers, unwhipped