- whip into
- phr verbWhip into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑frenzy
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whip into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms whip into : present tense I/you/we/they whip into he/she/it whips into present participle whipping into past tense whipped into past participle whipped into 1) whip someone into something to make someone… … English dictionary
whip into shape — phrasal : to bring forcefully to a desired state or condition could have been whipped into shape at a fraction of the cost of government study C.B.Rawson * * * whip into shape 1. To get (a person or group) into a condition ready for action, etc… … Useful english dictionary
whip into shape — whip (someone/something) into shape to quickly improve someone or something. The district brought in a new principal to whip the school into shape. His crew includes a bunch of misfits whom he whips into shape in time to win the contest. These… … New idioms dictionary
whip into — … Useful english dictionary
whip into shape — phrasal to bring forcefully to a desired state or condition … New Collegiate Dictionary
whip into shape — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. train, finish, fix up, polish off*; see complete 1 , train 3 … English dictionary for students
whip — [hwip, wip] vt. whipped or whipt, whipping [ME whippen < MDu wippen, to swing, move up and down < IE * weib , to turn, swing: see VIBRATE] 1. to move, pull, jerk, snatch, throw, etc. suddenly: usually with out, off, up, etc. [to whip out a… … English World dictionary
whip|per-in — «HWIHP uhr IHN», noun, plural whip|pers in. 1. a huntsman s assistant who keeps the hounds from straying by driving them back with the whip into the main body of the pack. 2. Historical. a whip (def. 4a) … Useful english dictionary
whip — I n. lash used for whipping 1) to crack, snap a whip dessert made by whipping 2) a prune whip member of a political party who enforces party discipline 3) a majority; minority; party whip II v. 1) (d; tr.) ( to beat ) to whip into (to whip eggs… … Combinatory dictionary
whip — [c]/wɪp / (say wip) verb (whipped or, Rare, whipt, whipping) –verb (t) 1. to strike with quick, repeated strokes of something slender and flexible; lash. 2. to beat with a whip or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog;… …
