1a strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for flogging or beating a person or for urging on an animal.
a blow with a whip or similar implement.
used to refer to something causing pain or acting as a stimulus to action:the team management had decided to crack the whip on player indiscipline
2an official of a political party appointed to maintain parliamentary discipline among its members, especially so as to ensure attendance and voting in debates.
British a written notice from a whip requesting attendance for voting.See also three-line whip.
(the whip) British membership of the group of MPs that form the official, elected representation of a particular political party, together with the duties or rights associated with such membership:he resigned the Tory whip in protest at mine closures
3 [mass noun] a dessert consisting of cream or eggs beaten into a light fluffy mass with fruit, chocolate, or other ingredients.