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noun
- (figuratively) A hurtful or disparaging remark.
- (US) The sciaenid fish Menticirrhus americanus, found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
- (informal, pharmacology) A barbiturate.
- A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
- (ornithology) One of the many side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.
- A blackish or dun variety of pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
- (botany) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
- Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.
- The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
- The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- A plastic fastener, shaped roughly like a capital I (with serifs), used to attach socks etc. to their packaging.
- Armor for a horse.
- (ichthyology) Any of various species of freshwater carp-like fish that have barbels and belong to the cyprinid family.
- the pointed part of barbed wire
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
- a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
verb
noun
- A harsh or reproachful accusation.
- Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.
- A severe or violent censure or reproach.
- An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
- abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
adj
noun
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
intj
verb
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make with or as if with an explosion
- shatter as if by explosion
- fire a shot; release
verb
noun
- A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
- (rugby) A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.
- (botany) The fruit of the Washingtonia species.
- a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
noun
adj
verb
- (transitive) To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
- (transitive) To check; to reprimand.
- (transitive) To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of.
- (transitive) To stub out (a cigarette etc).
- To sob with convulsions.
- (transitive) To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner.
- (transitive) To turn down insultingly; to dismiss.
- refuse to acknowledge
- reject outright and bluntly
noun
- An affront, injury, or insult.
- A crime or sin.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
- The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
- the action of attacking an enemy
- a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
- a feeling of anger caused by being offended
- a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
adj
- (colloquial) Punished.
- Without hope or prospect of completion or success.
- Having completed or finished an activity.
- (Canada, Philadelphia, Scotland, predicative) Finished with (something).
- (of food) Ready, fully cooked.
- (of an activity or task) Completed or finished.
- Being exhausted or fully spent.
- Fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful.
- cooked until ready to serve
- having finished or arrived at completion
intj
noun
verb
verb
- (figuratively, informal, hyperbolic, transitive) To punish severely.
- (transitive or intransitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.
- (transitive) To render inoperative.
- (transitive) To use up or to waste.
- (computing, Internet, IRC, transitive) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
- (transitive, figuratively) To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
- (transitive, sports) To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
- (slang) To sexually penetrate in a skillful way.
- (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- (transitive, sports) To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
- (transitive, figuratively, informal) To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.
- (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
- To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
- (transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
- (transitive) To force a company out of business.
- (metallurgy) To deadmelt.
- (mathematics, transitive, informal) To cause to assume the value zero.
- (reflexive, informal) To exert oneself to an excessive degree.
- deprive of life
- hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
- tire out completely
- thwart the passage of
- mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
- overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
- end or extinguish by forceful means
- drink down entirely
- be the source of great pain for
- cause to cease operating
- cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
- be fatal
- destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
- cause the death of, without intention
noun
- The act of killing.
- (New York) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.
- (volleyball) The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
- (military, gaming, countable) An instance of killing; a score on the tally of enemy personnel or vehicles killed or destroyed.
- Specifically, the death blow.
- The result of killing; that which has been killed.
- (rare) Alternative form of kiln.
- the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
- the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
- the act of terminating a life
noun
- (slang) An insult, especially a severe one.
- An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
- (euphemistic) Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.
- the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
- a disrespectful act
- an act that disregards an agreement or a right
- a crime less serious than a felony
- entry to another's property without right or permission
verb
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.
- (ergative) (To cause) to become scorched or singed
- (transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
- (intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
- (transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
- To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
- make very hot and dry
- destroy completely by or as if by fire
- become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
- subject to harsh criticism
- become superficially burned
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
noun
verb
- (transitive, informal, figurative) To impose a penalty, etc. on (someone).
- (transitive) To place, to put carelessly.
- (transitive) To cause something to strike soundly.
- (intransitive) To strike soundly against something.
- (transitive) To strike someone, typically with an open hand, often on the face.
- (intransitive, stative, slang) To be excellent, especially when relating to music.
- (transitive, informal) To play slap bass on (an instrument).
- to play music at loud volume
- hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
adj
adv
noun
- (slang, uncountable) Makeup; cosmetics.
- (countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
- (countable) A sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow.
- (countable, music) The percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.
- (slang, countable) An eye-catching sticker used in street art.
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
verb
- To retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.).; to avenge.
- To retaliate, to seek revenge.
- To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)
- To do or give a thing in return for (something).
- To recompense, to repay.
- To respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown).
- To retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; also (reflexive, rare), to seek revenge for (oneself).
- To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
- make repayment for or return something
noun
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To treat harshly and unfairly.
- (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
- (transitive, colloquial) To consume a large quantity of.
- (transitive, colloquial) To handle or beat severely; to maul.
- impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
verb
- (figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
- (intransitive) To move very fast.
- (transitive, politics) To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
- (transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
- (transitive) To urge into action or obedience.
- To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
- (transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- (transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
- (ambitransitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- (transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
- To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
- (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
- (transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
- (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
- (transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
- (transitive) To hit with a whip.
- defeat thoroughly
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- subject to harsh criticism
- strike as if by whipping
noun
- (African-American Vernacular, MTE) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
- Whipped cream.
- (music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
- (roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
- (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
- (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- (UK politics, by extension) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
- The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
- (UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
- A blow administered with a whip.
- (historical) A coach driver; a coachman.
- (hunting) A whipper-in.
- A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
- a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
- a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
- an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
- (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
noun
- (figurative, colloquial) A strong rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
- (social media) The act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.
- The act by which something is roasted.
- cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)
adj
verb
noun
- (figuratively) A hurtful or disparaging remark.
- (US) The sciaenid fish Menticirrhus americanus, found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
- (informal, pharmacology) A barbiturate.
- A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
- (ornithology) One of the many side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.
- A blackish or dun variety of pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
- (botany) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
- Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.
- The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
- The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- A plastic fastener, shaped roughly like a capital I (with serifs), used to attach socks etc. to their packaging.
- Armor for a horse.
- (ichthyology) Any of various species of freshwater carp-like fish that have barbels and belong to the cyprinid family.
- the pointed part of barbed wire
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
- a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
verb
noun
- A harsh or reproachful accusation.
- Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.
- A severe or violent censure or reproach.
- An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
- abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
adj
noun
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
intj
verb
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make with or as if with an explosion
- shatter as if by explosion
- fire a shot; release
noun
adj
verb
- (transitive) To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
- (transitive) To check; to reprimand.
- (transitive) To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of.
- (transitive) To stub out (a cigarette etc).
- To sob with convulsions.
- (transitive) To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner.
- (transitive) To turn down insultingly; to dismiss.
- refuse to acknowledge
- reject outright and bluntly
noun
- An affront, injury, or insult.
- A crime or sin.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
- The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
- the action of attacking an enemy
- a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
- a feeling of anger caused by being offended
- a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
noun
- (slang) An insult, especially a severe one.
- An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
- (euphemistic) Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.
- the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
- a disrespectful act
- an act that disregards an agreement or a right
- a crime less serious than a felony
- entry to another's property without right or permission
noun
- (figurative, colloquial) A strong rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view).
- (social media) The act of attempting to humiliating someone or being humiliated in such a way that it appears comedic, especially publicly.
- The act by which something is roasted.
- cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)
adj
verb
verb
noun
- A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
- (rugby) A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.
- (botany) The fruit of the Washingtonia species.
- a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
verb
- (figuratively, informal, hyperbolic, transitive) To punish severely.
- (transitive or intransitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.
- (transitive) To render inoperative.
- (transitive) To use up or to waste.
- (computing, Internet, IRC, transitive) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
- (transitive, figuratively) To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
- (transitive, sports) To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
- (slang) To sexually penetrate in a skillful way.
- (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- (transitive, sports) To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
- (transitive, figuratively, informal) To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.
- (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
- To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
- (transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
- (transitive) To force a company out of business.
- (metallurgy) To deadmelt.
- (mathematics, transitive, informal) To cause to assume the value zero.
- (reflexive, informal) To exert oneself to an excessive degree.
- deprive of life
- hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
- tire out completely
- thwart the passage of
- mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
- overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
- end or extinguish by forceful means
- drink down entirely
- be the source of great pain for
- cause to cease operating
- cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
- be fatal
- destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
- cause the death of, without intention
noun
- The act of killing.
- (New York) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.
- (volleyball) The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
- (military, gaming, countable) An instance of killing; a score on the tally of enemy personnel or vehicles killed or destroyed.
- Specifically, the death blow.
- The result of killing; that which has been killed.
- (rare) Alternative form of kiln.
- the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
- the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
- the act of terminating a life
verb
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.
- (ergative) (To cause) to become scorched or singed
- (transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
- (intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
- (transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
- To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
- make very hot and dry
- destroy completely by or as if by fire
- become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
- subject to harsh criticism
- become superficially burned
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
noun
verb
- (transitive, informal, figurative) To impose a penalty, etc. on (someone).
- (transitive) To place, to put carelessly.
- (transitive) To cause something to strike soundly.
- (intransitive) To strike soundly against something.
- (transitive) To strike someone, typically with an open hand, often on the face.
- (intransitive, stative, slang) To be excellent, especially when relating to music.
- (transitive, informal) To play slap bass on (an instrument).
- to play music at loud volume
- hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
adj
adv
noun
- (slang, uncountable) Makeup; cosmetics.
- (countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
- (countable) A sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow.
- (countable, music) The percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.
- (slang, countable) An eye-catching sticker used in street art.
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
verb
- To retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.).; to avenge.
- To retaliate, to seek revenge.
- To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)
- To do or give a thing in return for (something).
- To recompense, to repay.
- To respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown).
- To retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; also (reflexive, rare), to seek revenge for (oneself).
- To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
- make repayment for or return something
noun
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To treat harshly and unfairly.
- (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
- (transitive, colloquial) To consume a large quantity of.
- (transitive, colloquial) To handle or beat severely; to maul.
- impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
verb
- (figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
- (intransitive) To move very fast.
- (transitive, politics) To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
- (transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
- (transitive) To urge into action or obedience.
- To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
- (transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- (transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
- (ambitransitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- (transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
- To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
- (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
- (transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
- (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
- (transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
- (transitive) To hit with a whip.
- defeat thoroughly
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- subject to harsh criticism
- strike as if by whipping
noun
- (African-American Vernacular, MTE) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
- Whipped cream.
- (music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
- (roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
- (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
- (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- (UK politics, by extension) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
- The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
- (UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
- A blow administered with a whip.
- (historical) A coach driver; a coachman.
- (hunting) A whipper-in.
- A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
- a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
- a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
- an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
- (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
adj
- (colloquial) Punished.
- Without hope or prospect of completion or success.
- Having completed or finished an activity.
- (Canada, Philadelphia, Scotland, predicative) Finished with (something).
- (of food) Ready, fully cooked.
- (of an activity or task) Completed or finished.
- Being exhausted or fully spent.
- Fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful.
- cooked until ready to serve
- having finished or arrived at completion