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| 1. | to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm. |
| 2. | to sweep (dust, crumbs, etc., or a surface) with a whisk broom, brush, or the like. |
| 3. | to draw, snatch, carry, etc., lightly and rapidly: He whisked the money into his pocket. |
| 4. | to whip (eggs, cream, etc.) to a froth with a whisk or beating instrument. |
| 5. | to sweep, pass, or go lightly and rapidly. |
| 6. | an act of whisking. |
| 7. | a rapid, sweeping stroke; light, rapid movement. |
| 8. | whisk broom. |
| 9. | a small bunch of grass, straw, hair, or the like, esp. for use in brushing. |
| 10. | an implement, usually a bunch of wire loops held together in a handle, for beating or whipping eggs, cream, etc. |
[Origin: 1325–75; (n.) ME (Scots) wysk rapid sweeping movement; (v.) earlier Scots wisk, quhisk < Scand; cf. ON, Norw visk wisp, Sw viska besom, wisp, to whisk (off), Dan viske to wipe (cf. OHG wisken to wipe, wisc wisp of hay); for development of wh cf. whip
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Thesaurus Entries
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To mix rapidly to a frothy consistency. |
| Synonyms: | whip |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | rush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To move swiftly. |
| Synonyms: | bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whiz, wing, zip, zoom |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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