whip Signification, définition

Signification de whip en français

• 0 a long, thin piece of leather for hitting a person or animal -- fouet [ masculine ]

  • a horse whip une cravache

• 1 to hit with a whip -- fouetter

  • Slaves were whipped as punishment. Les esclaves recevaient des coups de fouets comme châtiment.

• 2 to defeat by a large amount in a game -- battre à plates coutures

  • The Raiders whipped the Giants last night. Les Raiders ont battu les Giants à plates coutures hier soir.

• 3 to move somewhere very quickly -- (se) déplacer à toute allure

  • The riders whipped past the spectators. Les cyclistes dépassèrent les spectateurs à toute allure.

  • I whipped the book out of the water before it got ruined. J’ai retiré vivement le livre de l’eau avant qu’il avant qu’il s’abîme.

• 4 to beat food quickly to get more air into it -- fouetter

  • Whip the cream. Fouettez la crème.

• 5 a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc -- fouet

  • He carries a whip, but he would never use it on the horse.

• 6 in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions. -- whip

• 7 to strike with a whip -- fouetter

  • He whipped the horse to make it go faster

  • The criminals were whipped.

• 8 to beat (eggs etc) -- fouetter

  • Whip the eggs until they form stiff peaks.

• 9 to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip -- (se) retourner brusquement, sortir vivement

  • Suddenly he whipped round and saw me

  • He whipped out a revolver and shot her.