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• Whip antenna — on car A 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.[1] The bottom end of the whip is connected to the radio receiver or transmitter.… …   Wikipedia

• Whip-lash squid — Mastigoteuthis flammea Scientific classification Kingdom: Anim …   Wikipedia

• Whip — riding cropThe word whip describes two basic types of tools:A long stick like device, usually slightly flexible, with a small bit of leather or cord, called a popper , on the end. Depending on length and flexibility, this type is often called a… …   Wikipedia

• whip — noun 1》 a strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for beating a person or urging on an animal. 2》 an official of a political party appointed to maintain parliamentary discipline among its members, especially so as to ensure… …   English new terms dictionary

• whip scorpion — /wɪp ˈskɔpiən/ (say wip skawpeeuhn) noun any of various arachnids of the order Uropygi, resembling the true scorpions, but having (in the typical members) an abdomen ending in a slender whip like part …  

• Whip — Whip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whipping}.] [OE. whippen to overlay, as a cord, with other cords, probably akin to G. & D. wippen to shake, to move up and down, Sw. vippa, Dan. vippe to swing to and fro, to shake, to toss up …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Whip-shaped — a. Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip shaped root or stem. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whip|ping — «HWIHP ihng», noun. 1. a) a striking with or as if with a whip; flogging. SYNONYM(S): flagellation. b) Figurative: »The favored team got a good whipping from the underdogs. SYNONYM(S): defeat, beating. 2. a) …   Useful english dictionary

• Whip Hubley — (né Grant Hubley) est un acteur américain né le 28 août 1958 à New York, New York (États Unis). Biographie Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. Votre aide est la bienvenue ! Filmographie 1985 : St. Elmo s… …   Wikipédia en Français

• whip-shaped — «HWIHP SHAYPT», adjective. shaped like the lash of a whip; long and slender; flagelliform …   Useful english dictionary