whip

1. (hunting) A whipper-in.Examples: "At half-past ten, Tom Moody, Sir Huddlestone Fuddlestone's huntsman, was seen trotting up the avenue, followed by the noble pack of hounds in a compact body—the rear being brought up by the two whips clad in stained scarlet frocks—light hard-featured lads on well-bred lean horses, possessing marvellous dexterity in casting the points of their long heavy whips at the thinnest part of any dog's skin who dares to straggle from the main body […]"; "From the far side of the wood came the long shrill screech […] which signifies that one of the whips has viewed the fox quitting the covert."

2. (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.Examples: "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."; "The Conservative deputy chief whip has resigned after admitting he had “embarrassed myself and other people” following reports that he drunkenly groped two men at a private club."; "Therefore, welcome new Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper, a man about whom even my esteemed political journalist friends know little - apart from the fact he was once Chief Whip, a job that requires knowing about every Tory MP's misdemeanours."Synonyms: party whip, whipper-in, party whip

3. (UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.UKwith-definite-article

4. (UK politics, by extension) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.Examples: "to withdraw the whip"; "As a result, he was stripped of the whip on Tuesday, preventing him from voting in the fourth ballot to narrow down candidates to be the next party leader."; "In the letter, Hancock said he had spoken to the Conservatives’ chief whip, Simon Hart, last week, and been told the whip would be restored in time, “but that is now not necessary” – meaning he will sit as an independent until the next election."UKbroadly

5. (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.

6. (African-American Vernacular, MTE) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.Examples: "Had four bills and I bought me a car / Little red whip that I bought for my marge"; "Big whip I'm underground parking"; "Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time."