pinch vs whip

pinch

verb
  • To seize; to grip; to bite. 

  • To squeeze between two objects. 

  • Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots. 

  • To arrest or capture. 

  • To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger. 

  • To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter. 

  • To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. 

  • To steal, usually something inconsequential. 

  • To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve. 

  • To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. 

  • To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield. 

  • To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. 

noun
  • A close compression of anything with the fingers. 

  • A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip. 

  • An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape. 

  • An organic herbal smoke additive. 

  • A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament. 

  • The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass. 

  • The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. 

  • An arrest. 

  • A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc. 

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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