Whip
To see a whip in your dream, symbolizes punishment and an abusive situation.
It also represents unhappiness, unfortunate circumstances and to a certain degree, shame and guilt.
Alternatively, it may indicate that you need to exercise more control over your life. You need to have more discipline.
To dream that you are whipping an assailant, signifies that through your perseverance and courage, you will experience wealth and honor, despite of any opposition.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
- 2: a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline [syn: whip, party whip]
- 3: a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
- 4: (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
- 5: a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt" [syn: whip, lash, whiplash]
- v. 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce]
- 2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up]
- 3: thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
- 4: strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" [syn: whip, lash]
- 5: whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" [syn: whisk, whip]
- 6: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" [syn: blister, scald, whip]