Whipping

//ˈwɪpɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    smart and fashionable wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The punishment of being whipped. countable
  2. 2
    beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment wordnet
  3. 3
    A heavy defeat; a thrashing. countable
  4. 4
    the act of overcoming or outdoing wordnet
  5. 5
    A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream. uncountable
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  1. 6
    a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally wordnet
  2. 7
    A cord or thread used to lash or bind something. countable
  3. 8
    a sound defeat wordnet
  4. 9
    The lashing of the end of a rope. countable, uncountable

    "Never cut a line or leave the end of a line dangling loose without a whipping to prevent it from unlaying. A line without a whipping will unlay of its own accord. A frayed line is a painful sight to a good seaman. Whenever a line or hawser has to be cut, whippings should be put on first. Put one whipping on each side of the cut. To prevent fraying, a temporary or plain whipping can be put on with any type of cordage, even with rope yarn."

  5. 10
    The sewing of the edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of whip form-of, gerund, participle, present

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