When a problem comes along, you must whip it. From LearnThat.org. [Devoá]
The whip raised a red welt. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The manner of sawing such timber, at the South, is by what they call a whip saw. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of John Thompson, a Fugitive Slave; Containing His History of 25 Years in Bondage, and His Providential Escape. Written by Himself.] Reference
My whip is a 1981 Mercedes-Benz, with 240,000 miles on it. From Wordnik.com. [118,000 miles & many more to go.] Reference
Tomorrow, I need to figure out what the kitten with a whip is up to. From Wordnik.com. [in which Bear realizes the Awful Troof.] Reference
Her right hand, still raised, came down, the thin whip whishing through the air. From Wordnik.com. [Gogoomy Finishes Along Kwaque Altogether] Reference
The steer raged and tore about, and would allow no one to come within whip touch of him. From Wordnik.com. [Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography] Reference
They expect the lashes to hurt less because the whip is no longer wielded by a white hand. From Wordnik.com. [Glad to be Wrong about the Election « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
Politicos gain whip up a lot of attention with impunity because it is “rich people” food. From Wordnik.com. [Foie Gras challenge] Reference
But, by choosing the word whip it can surround him with the accolades he needs from his audience. From Wordnik.com. [How are the McCain and Palin children dealing with this hateful bigotry?] Reference
So I hammered his sides with my heels, but he moved not, and then I took the rein whip,299 and struck him withal. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
In this first long climb up miles and miles of trail, even the staccato of the drivers 'long blacksnake whip is hushed. From Wordnik.com. [Legends of Vancouver] Reference
"Certainly," said Hal, with freezing politeness, taking hold of the gee-pole with one hand and swinging his whip from the other. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Since it's right outside our patio doors, we watch it as the wind and rain whip it around, and we pray that it will survive the storm. From Wordnik.com. [Worry Tree] Reference
In general, I would vote in accordance with the 'whip' - but there could be issues where that would not be possible. From Wordnik.com. [Cynicism in Politics.] Reference
The whip was the one token by which I remembered him. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Pools Mystery] Reference
But the whip was the most remarkable part of the equipage. From Wordnik.com. [The World of Ice] Reference
The bird called whip-poor-will sat on the boat for some time. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.] Reference
The sword and the whip are the weapons of a privileged caste. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index] Reference
The whip was a salmon-rod in appearance, without exaggeration. From Wordnik.com. [Six Months at the Cape] Reference
The Master said, If shouldering a whip were a sure road to riches. From Wordnik.com. [The Sayings Of Confucius] Reference
He knew that the whip was about to descend on his quivering body. From Wordnik.com. [Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography] Reference
In effect a voluntary program called whip inflation, now win (ph). From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2006] Reference
The whip was my own, which by chance had got into my wife's luggage. From Wordnik.com. [Commandant of Auschwitz]
In truth, the whip was the weapon he liked best -- when women were to be schooled. From Wordnik.com. [Aladdin of London or, Lodestar] Reference
It had been said that the whip was a mere symbol of office, but this was arrant trifling. From Wordnik.com. [Negro Slavery Described by a Negro: Being the Narrative of Ashton Warner, a Native of St. Vincent's. With an Appendix Containing the Testimony of Four Christian Ministers, Recently Returned from the Colonies, on the System of Slavery as It Now Exists] Reference
No more dainty dessert can be made than raspberry whip, which is explained in the accompanying recipe. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals] Reference
Colonel insisted with great gravity, that the whip is the only "moral suasion" a darky is capable of understanding. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time] Reference
It is important also to observe that the whip was a two-handed implement, armed with lashes made of twisted and knotted cord or catgut. From Wordnik.com. [The Emancipation of Massachusetts] Reference
The whip is a slingshot-type maneuver in roller derby. got whipped a film roller derby was just an excuse for shoving Welch into one ogled. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to O'Brien, NJ mayor turn facetious feud into comedy] Reference
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