whip

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subject to harsh criticism
A coachman
To conquer
beat severely with a whip or rod
To thrash
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
strike as if by whipping
defeat thoroughly
a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
whip with or as if with a wire whisk
To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe
To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip
To punish with a whip, scourge, or rod
To apply that which hurts keenly to
To beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth, as with a whisk, fork, or the like
To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and round it
To sew lightly
To take or move by a sudden motion
To hoist or purchase by means of a whip
To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff
To fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip
To move nimbly
An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod
One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread
The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft
A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies
The long pennant
A huntsman who whips in the hounds
A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed
A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to be taken

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