Whip (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Weapons
- A whipWhipA whip is a tool traditionally used by humans to exert control over animals or other people, through pain compliance or fear of pain, although in some activities whips can be used without use of pain, such as an additional pressure aid in dressage...
is a stick, cord or strap, usually with a stiff handle, used for striking or as an animal training aid - FlagellationFlagellationFlagellation or flogging is the act of methodically beating or whipping the human body. Specialised implements for it include rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails and the sjambok...
, punishment using a whip - Riding crop, a short, stiff whip used in certain Equestrian disciplines
- Chain whipChain whipThe chain whip is a weapon used in some Asian martial arts, including Chinese martial arts, in addition to modern and traditional wushu. It consists of several metal rods, which are joined end-to-end by rings to form a flexible chain. Generally, the whip has a handle at one end and a metal dart,...
, martial arts weapon
Media
- WHIP (AM)WHIP (AM)WHIP is a radio station broadcasting an oldies radio format. Licensed to Mooresville, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Mooresville Media, Inc.. WHIP has been serving Mooresville, NC and Iredell County since 1950. It has been owned and operated by Glenn and Martha Hamrick...
, a radio station (1350 AM) licensed to Mooresville, North Carolina, United States
Dancing
- Whip (dance)Whip (dance)Whip is a kind of swing dance popular in Texas, USA, which is danced to Rhythm and Blues music.-Dance style:Whip is a slotted dance similar to West Coast Swing. Because of cross-pollination, the two dances may look pretty similar. Some say that Whip is more sensual and uses more body work , while...
, swing dance popular in Texas - SwingoutSwingoutThe swingout is the defining dance move of Lindy Hop. The swingout evolved from the breakaway, which in turn evolved from the Texas Tommy. The first documented mention of the swingout pattern that resembles breakaway was in 1911, to describe a "Texas Tommy Swing" show done at the Fairmont hotel in...
, dance move also known as a whip
Food
- Sometimes a commercial brand of food which has been whiskWhiskA whisk is a cooking utensil used in food preparation to blend ingredients smooth, or to incorporate air into a mixture, in a process known as whisking or whipping. Most whisks consist of a long, narrow handle with a series of wire loops joined at the end. The wires are usually metal, but some are...
ed is tradenamed as a type of "whip" - Cool WhipCool WhipCool Whip is a brand of imitation whipped cream named a whipped topping by its manufacturer. It is used in North America as a dessert topping and in some no-bake pie recipes. It was generally described as "non-dairy" as it contained no cream or milk and no lactose; however, it did contain the milk...
, a brand of imitation whipped cream - Miracle WhipMiracle WhipMiracle Whip is a white salad dressing and sandwich spread manufactured by Kraft Foods, sold throughout the United States and Canada. It is often used as an alternative to mayonnaise in recipes, although it is sweeter and has additional ingredients.-History:...
, a salad dressing and sandwich spread
Music
- Whip (instrument)Whip (instrument)In music, a whip or slapstick is a percussion instrument consisting of two wooden boards joined by a hinge at one end. When the boards are brought together rapidly, the sound is reminiscent of the crack of a whip. It is often used in modern orchestras, bands, and percussion ensembles.There are...
, a percussion instrument, also called a slapstick. - The Whip (band)The Whip (band)The Whip are a band whose founding members Bruce Carter and Danny Saville come from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England formed in 2006. The rhythm section is Nathan Sudders and Fiona "Li'l Fee" Daniel , who was previously in Colne based band Earl....
, British electro-rock band - Whip (folk band), US folk singer-songwriter
- Whipped!Whipped!Whipped! is Faster Pussycat's third album."Nonstop to Nowhere", for which there is a video, was released as a single and reached #35 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock track chart.-Track listing:# "Nonstop to Nowhere"# "The Body Thief"...
, 1992 album by glam metal band Faster Pussycat - "Whip ItWhip It"Whip It" is the title of a 1980 single by the American New Wave band Devo. It appears on the album Freedom of Choice. There were two 7" single releases of "Whip It", one backed with a remix of the track "Snowball" and one backed with "Turn Around"...
," a song by Devo - "Whipping" (song), a 1994 song by grunge band Pearl Jam, from their album Vitalogy
People
- Washington WhipsWashington WhipsThe Washington Whips were a soccer team based in Washington, D.C. that played in the United Soccer Association. The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The Washington club was actually Aberdeen F.C...
, defunct US soccer/football team - Whip (King of Fighters), a video game character
- Whip (Bold and the Beautiful), a soap opera character
- Whip (Whipple) Hoxworth, a character from James Michener's novel Hawaii.
- Whip (politics)Whip (politics)A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
, a member of a legislature who ensures party members attend and vote as the party leadership desires - Whip, another word for prefectPrefectPrefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
used in some British and Commonwealth public schools
Tools
- WhiskWhiskA whisk is a cooking utensil used in food preparation to blend ingredients smooth, or to incorporate air into a mixture, in a process known as whisking or whipping. Most whisks consist of a long, narrow handle with a series of wire loops joined at the end. The wires are usually metal, but some are...
, kitchen instrument used to whip or whisk - Chain whip (bicycle tool), a bicycle chain repair tool
With vehicles
- In rap culture, an automobileAutomobileAn automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
- In motocrossMotocrossMotocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
, the action of a rider rotating the motorcycle sideways in a "whipping" motion - Tail whip, bike or scooter trick
Miscellaneous
- Whip (tree)Whip (tree)A whip is a slender, unbranched shoot or plant. This term is used in forestry to refer to unbranched young tree seedlings of approximately 0.5-1.0 m in height and 2–3 years old that have been grown for planting out....
, a slender unbranched shoot or plant - Walks plus hits per inning pitchedWalks plus hits per inning pitchedIn baseball statistics, walks plus hits per inning pitched is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched. It is a measure of a pitcher's ability to prevent batters from reaching base...
(WHIP), baseball statistic - The Whip (ride)The Whip (ride)The Whip was a ride originally designed and built by W.F. Mangels Company of Coney Island, New York, USA. William F. Mangels patented the ride in 1914 and it soon became an extremely popular ride....
, a ride designed and built by W.F. Mangels Company - Whip antennaWhip antennaA whip antenna is an antenna consisting of a single straight flexible wire or rod, often mounted above some type of conducting surface called a ground plane. The bottom end of the whip is connected to the radio receiver or transmitter. They are designed to be flexible so that they won't break...
- Whipping knotWhipping knotA whipping knot or whipping is a binding of twine around the end of a rope to prevent the fibres of the rope from unravelling.When a rope is cut, there is a natural tendency for the cut end to fray. A whipping is one way to try to prevent this, by applying multiple turns of twine tightly around...
, a kind of binding to prevent a cut end from fraying - Papaya whip, a pastel shade of peach
- Whipstitch, for protecting edges in sewing
- The Whip (comics)The Whip (comics)The Whip is the alias used by at least four superheroes in DC Comics. The third one, although both better known and obscure at the same time, made his first appearance in Flash Comics #1...
, also the name of several DC Comics characters - Whip, a novel by Martin CaidinMartin CaidinMartin Caidin was an American author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation.Caidin wrote more than 50 books, including Samurai!, Black Thursday, Thunderbolt!, Fork-Tailed Devil: The P-38, Zero!, The Ragged, Rugged Warriors, A Torch to the Enemy and many other works of military history...
- Washington WhipsWashington WhipsThe Washington Whips were a soccer team based in Washington, D.C. that played in the United Soccer Association. The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The Washington club was actually Aberdeen F.C...
, a sports team - The Whip (film), a 1972 film