whipped

American  

[wipt, hwipt] / wɪpt, ʰwɪpt /

adjective

1. having received a whipping.

2. subdued or defeated as though by whipping.

   whipped by poverty.

3. beaten into a froth.

   whipped cream.

4. Slang. exhausted; tired; beat.

   After all that weeding, I'm whipped.

5. Slang. excessively devoted to or controlled by one’s romantic partner.

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Other Word Forms

• unwhipped adjective
• well-whipped adjective

Etymology

Origin of whipped

First recorded in 1540–50; whip + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Jason Wilcox whipped it over and I got it at the front post.

From BBC

MSPs were granted a free vote on the proposals, meaning they were not whipped to vote along party lines.

From BBC

Grinning in terror, he whipped his tail between his legs.

From Literature

I opened my mouth to tell her I didn’t want to be in the show, but she whipped her finger up to hush me.

From Literature

Setting the car on the ground, he put a match between the matchbook striking strip and the folded-over cover and whipped it out quickly.

From Literature

Related Words

• beaten