beak vs whip

beak

verb
  • Strike with the beak. 

  • To play truant. 

  • Seize with the beak. 

noun
  • Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Libythea, notable for the beak-like elongation on their heads. 

  • A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton). 

  • The human nose, especially one that is large and pointed. 

  • That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee. 

  • A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. 

  • A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. 

  • A justice of the peace; a magistrate. 

  • The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. 

  • The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. 

  • The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. 

  • A toe clip. 

  • A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead. 

  • cocaine. 

  • Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. 

  • Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as a promontory of land. 

  • A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off. 

whip

verb
  • To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking. 

  • To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling. 

  • To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread. 

  • To hoist or purchase by means of a whip. 

  • To urge into action or obedience. 

  • To hit with any flexible object. 

  • To throw or kick an object at a high velocity. 

  • To move very fast. 

  • To transfer momentum from one skater to another. 

  • To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food. 

  • To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc. 

  • To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy. 

  • To snap back and forth like a whip. 

  • To hit with a whip. 

  • To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts. 

  • To defeat, as in a contest or game. 

  • To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc. 

noun
  • 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 whipper-in. 

  • A blow administered with a whip. 

  • A coach driver; a coachman. 

  • The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club. 

  • A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament. 

  • A move in which one player transfers momentum to another. 

  • The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure. 

  • A whipping motion; a thrashing about. 

  • The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture. 

  • A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation. 

  • A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes; a whipper-in. 

  • A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit 

  • A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions. 

  • A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage. 

  • Whipped cream. 

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