[
  {
    "word": "whip",
    "phonetic": "/w\u026ap/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/w\u026ap/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/whip-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=424799",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "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.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A blow administered with a whip.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A whipper-in.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Whipped cream.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Did you want to add some whip to your coffee, ma'am?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A whipping motion; a thrashing about.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A coach driver; a coachman.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "cat",
          "flail",
          "knout",
          "lash",
          "quirt",
          "scourge",
          "sjambok",
          "thong",
          "crop",
          "dressage whip",
          "driving whip",
          "flail",
          "jumping bat",
          "knout",
          "lash",
          "quirt",
          "scourge",
          "sjambok",
          "thong",
          "party whip"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To hit with a whip.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The rider whipped the horse."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(by extension) To hit with any flexible object.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I whipped her with a newspaper."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To defeat, as in a contest or game.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to whip eggs or cream"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To urge into action or obedience.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He whipped the department into shape."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to whip a ruffle"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He whipped the ball at me."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To snap back and forth like a whip.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The pennants whipped in the wind."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To move very fast.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The wind whipped through the valley."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To transfer momentum from one skater to another.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to whip wheat"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "flail",
          "thrash",
          "thresh"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whip"
    ]
  }
]