Whip vs. Switch

Whipnoun

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.

Whipnoun

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

Whipnoun

(hunting) A whipper-in.

Whipnoun

(politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.

Whipnoun

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

Whipnoun

Whipped cream.

Whipnoun

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

Whipnoun

(African American Vernacular English) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.

Whipnoun

(roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.

Whipnoun

A whipping motion; a thrashing about.

Whipnoun

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

Whipnoun

Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion

Whipnoun

A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit

Whipnoun

(music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.

Whipverb

(transitive) To hit with a whip.

Whipverb

To hit with any flexible object.

Whipverb

To defeat, as in a contest or game.

Whipverb

(transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.

Whipverb

(transitive) To urge into action.

Whipverb

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

Whipverb

To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

Whipverb

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

Whipverb

(transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.

Whipverb

(transitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.

Whipverb

(intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.

Whipverb

(intransitive) To move very fast.

Whipverb

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

Whipverb

To transfer momentum from one skater to another.

Whipverb

(figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.

Whipverb

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

Whipverb

To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

Whipverb

To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to whip a top.

Whipverb

To punish with a whip, scourge, or rod; to flog; to beat; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one with thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy.

Whipverb

To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to.

Whipverb

To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat.

Whipverb

To beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth, as with a whisk, fork, or the like.

Whipverb

To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat; to surpass.

Whipverb

To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam; to wrap; - often with about, around, or over.

Whipverb

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

Whipverb

To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; - with into, out, up, off, and the like.

Whipverb

To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

Whipverb

To fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip.

Whipverb

To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner.

Whipnoun

An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod.

Whipnoun

A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.

Whipnoun

One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread.

Whipnoun

A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies.

Whipnoun

A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.

Whipnoun

A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed.

Whipnoun

A whipping motion; a thrashing about; as, the whip of a tense rope or wire which has suddenly parted; also, the quality of being whiplike or flexible; flexibility; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.

Whipnoun

Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion, as a spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit, or a rocking certain piano actions.

Whipnoun

an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

Whipnoun

a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

Whipnoun

a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

Whipnoun

(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

Whipnoun

a quick blow with a whip

Whipverb

beat severely with a whip or rod;

Whipverb

defeat thoroughly;

Whipverb

thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash;

Whipverb

strike as if by whipping;

Whipverb

whip with or as if with a wire whisk;

Whipverb

subject to harsh criticism;

Whip

A whip is a tool designed to strike humans or other animals to exert control through pain compliance or fear of pain. They can also be used without inflicting pain, for audiovisual cues, such as in equestrianism.

Switchnoun

A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.

Switchnoun

A change.

Switchnoun

A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point.

Switchnoun

A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.

Switchnoun

(computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.

Switchnoun

A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.

Switchnoun

A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.

Switchnoun

(telecommunication) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.

Switchnoun

(BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.

Switchverb

(transitive) To exchange.

Switchverb

(transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.

Switchverb

(transitive) To whip or hit with a switch.

Switchverb

(intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.

Switchverb

To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.

Switchverb

To swing or whisk.

Switchverb

To be swung or whisked.

Switchverb

To trim.

Switchverb

To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.

Switchverb

(ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.

Switchadjective

(snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.

Switchadjective

Pertaining to skiing backwards.

Switchnoun

A small, flexible twig or rod.

Switchnoun

A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another.

Switchnoun

A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.

Switchnoun

A device for shifting an electric current to another circuit, or for making and breaking a circuit.

Switchverb

To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.

Switchverb

To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.

Switchverb

To trim, as, a hedge.

Switchverb

To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; - generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.

Switchverb

To shift to another circuit.

Switchverb

To walk with a jerk.

Switchnoun

control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

Switchnoun

an event in which one thing is substituted for another;

Switchnoun

hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure

Switchnoun

railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

Switchnoun

a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

Switchnoun

a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

Switchnoun

the act of changing one thing or position for another;

Switchverb

change over, change around, or switch over

Switchverb

exchange or give (something) in exchange for

Switchverb

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another;

Switchverb

make a shift in or exchange of;

Switchverb

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;

Switchverb

flog with or as if with a flexible rod

Switchverb

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Switchnoun

a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit

Switchnoun

a program variable which activates or deactivates a certain function of a program.

Switchnoun

a device which forwards data packets to an appropriate part of the network.

Switchnoun

an act of changing to or adopting one thing in place of another

Switchnoun

a slender, flexible shoot cut from a tree.

Switchnoun

a set of points on a railway track.

Switchnoun

a tress of false or detached hair tied at one end, used in hairdressing to supplement natural hair.

Switchverb

change the position, direction, or focus of

Switchverb

adopt (something different) in place of something else; change

Switchverb

substitute (two items) for each other; exchange

Switchverb

beat or flick with or as if with a switch.

Switch

In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type of switch is an electromechanical device consisting of one or more sets of movable electrical contacts connected to external circuits.