Definition of whip

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • whip is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • whip is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • whip is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of whip


  • beat severely with a whip or rod (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. flog
    2. lash
    3. lather
    4. slash
    5. strap
    6. trounce
    7. welt
  • subject to harsh criticism (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. blister
    2. scald
  • whip with or as if with a wire whisk (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. whisk
  • a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. party whip
  • strike as if by whipping (verb)

    Examples

    1. The curtain whipped her face

    Synonyms

    1. lash
  • a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object (noun)

    Examples

    1. the whip raised a red welt

    Synonyms

    1. lash
    2. whiplash
  • defeat thoroughly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. mop up
    2. pip
    3. rack up
    4. worst
  • a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit (noun)
  • an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping (noun)
  • (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club (noun)
  • thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash (verb)

    Examples

    1. The tall grass whipped in the wind

See definition of whip in Merriam Webster