different between whip vs rush
whip
English
Etymology
From Middle English whippen, wippen (“to flap violently”), from Middle Dutch wippen (“to swing, leap, dance, oscillate”) and Middle Low German wippen (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Germanic *wipjan? (“to move back and forth”). Some similarity to Sanskrit root ???? (vep, “shake, flourish”), Latin vibr? (“I shake”). (See Swedish vippa and Danish vippe (“to shake”)).
Pronunciation
- enPR: w?p, IPA(key): /w?p/
- Rhymes: -?p
- enPR: hw?p, IPA(key): /??p/
Noun
whip (plural whips)
- A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- A blow administered with a whip.
- 1832, The Atheneum (volume 31, page 493)
- I had hardly said the word, when Kit jumped into the saddle, and gave his horse a whip and a spur — and off it cantered, as if it were in as great a hurry to be married as Kit himself.
- 1832, The Atheneum (volume 31, page 493)
- (hunting) A whipper-in.
- 1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin 2013, p. 27:
- 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.
- 1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin 2013, p. 27:
- (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
- (UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
- Whipped cream.
- (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- (African-American Vernacular) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
- 2017, Stormzy, Return of the Rucksack
- Big whip I'm underground parking
- 2017, Stormzy, Return of the Rucksack
- (roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
- A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
- The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
- Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion
- A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
- (music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
- (historical) A coach driver; a coachman.
Synonyms
- (last for directing animals): crop (especially for horses), dressage whip (especially for horses), driving whip (especially for horses), jumping bat (especially for horses), flail, knout, lash, quirt, scourge, sjambok (South African), thong
- (lash for corporal punishment): cat (nautical), flail, knout, lash, quirt, scourge, sjambok (South African), thong
- (political party enforcer): party whip
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- whip snake
Translations
Verb
whip (third-person singular simple present whips, present participle whipping, simple past and past participle whipped)
- (transitive) To hit with a whip.
- (transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
- (transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
- (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- (transitive) To urge into action or obedience.
- (transitive, politics) To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
- (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
- 1677-1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick exercises
- Its string […] is firmly whipt about with small Gut
- 1677-1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick exercises
- (transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
- To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
- In half-whipped muslin needles useless lie.
- (transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- (transitive, intransitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- 1858, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Adirondac
- whipping its rough surface for a trout
- 1858, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Adirondac
- (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
- (intransitive) To move very fast.
- 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
- He looked up when I came in, gave a kind of cry, and whipped upstairs into the cabinet. It was but for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills.
- 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
- (transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
- 1742, Horace Walpole, letter to Sir Horace Mann
- He whips out his pocketbook every moment, and writes descriptions of everything he sees.
- 1742, Horace Walpole, letter to Sir Horace Mann
- (transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
- (figuratively) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
- To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
Synonyms
- (to hit with a whip): Thesaurus:whip
- (to move very fast): flail
- thrash
- thresh
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- ghost ride the whip
References
- Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson: 1828. A dictionary of the English language 2nd edition. Publisher: William Pickering, 1828. 831 pages. Page 818. Google Public Domain Books : [2]
Further reading
- whip in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- whip at OneLook Dictionary Search
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rush
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/
- Homophone: Rush
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English risshe, rusch, risch, from Old English rysc, risc, from Proto-West Germanic *ruskij?, borrowed from Latin r?scum (“butcher's broom”) + *-j? (animal and plant suffix). Cognates include West Frisian risk, Dutch rus (“bulrush”), Norwegian Bokmål rusk, dialectal Norwegian ryskje (“hair-grass”).
Noun
rush (plural rushes)
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- A wick.
Synonyms
- (plant of the genus Juncus): juncus
Translations
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Middle English ruschen, russchen (“to rush, startle, make a loud rushing noise”), from Old English hrys?an (“to jolt, startle”), from Proto-Germanic *hurskijan? (“to startle, drive”), from *hurskaz (“fast, rapid, quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *?ers- (“to run, hurry”).
Cognate with Old High German hurscan (“to speed, accelerate”), Old English horsc (“quick, quick-witted, clever”).
Noun
rush (plural rushes)
- A sudden forward motion.
- 1642, Henry Wotton, A Short View of the Life and Death of George Villiers
- A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.
- 1642, Henry Wotton, A Short View of the Life and Death of George Villiers
- A surge.
- General haste.
- A rapid, noisy flow.
- (military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
- Synonym: zerg
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- (American football, dated) A rusher; a lineman.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- (US, figuratively) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- (US, dated, college slang) A perfect recitation.
- (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
rush (third-person singular simple present rushes, present participle rushing, simple past and past participle rushed)
- (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
- c. 1683, Robert West, The further Exmaination of Robert West of the Middle-Temple, Barrister at Law
- A party of men […] shoud be ready to rush out; and upon the noise of the first shot immediately run down to the Gate and break in.
- c. 1683, Robert West, The further Exmaination of Robert West of the Middle-Temple, Barrister at Law
- (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- (intransitive, military) To make a swift or sudden attack.
- (military) To swiftly attack without warning.
- (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
- Synonym: zerg
- (transitive or intransitive, US, college) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority; to undergo hazing or initiation in order to join a fraternity or sorority.
- (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- (US, slang, dated) To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:rush (hurry)
Derived terms
- downrush
- rushing
Translations
Adjective
rush (not comparable)
- Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
Usage notes
Used only before a noun.
See also
- rushes
Further reading
- Juncaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rush_(football) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Hurs, RHUs, Suhr
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English rush
Noun
rush n (definite singular rushet, indefinite plural rush, definite plural rusha or rushene)
- a rush (Etymology 2)
Derived terms
- gullrush
- rushtid
References
- “rush” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “rush” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English rush
Noun
rush n (definite singular rushet, indefinite plural rush, definite plural rusha)
- a rush (Etymology 2)
Derived terms
- gullrush
- rushtid
References
- “rush” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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