whip
     n 1: an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used
          for whipping
     2: a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
        [syn: {party whip}]
     3: a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or
        cream and usually flavored with fruit
     4: (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
     5: a quick blow with a whip [syn: {lash}, {whiplash}]
     v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
          the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
          [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap},
           {trounce}]
     2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his
        opponents" [syn: {worst}, {pip}, {mop up}, {rack up}]
     3: thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall
        grass whipped in the wind"
     4: strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
        [syn: {lash}]
     5: whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" [syn:
         {whisk}]
     6: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the
        administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor
        scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the
        community" [syn: {blister}, {scald}]
     [also: {whipping}, {whipped}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0