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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream;

2. a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes;
[syn: whisk, whisk broom]


VERB (4)

1. move somewhere quickly;
- Example: "The President was whisked away in his limo"

2. move quickly and nimbly;
- Example: "He whisked into the house"

3. brush or wipe off lightly;
[syn: whisk, whisk off]

4. whip with or as if with a wire whisk;
- Example: "whisk the eggs"
[syn: whisk, whip]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Whisk \Whisk\, n. [See Whist, n.] A game at cards; whist. [Obs.] --Taylor (1630). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Whisk \Whisk\, n. [Probably for wisk, and of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. visk a wisp; akin to Dan. visk, Sw. viska, D. wisch, OHG. wisc, G. wisch. See Wisp.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff. [1913 Webster] This first sad whisk Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl. --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] 2. A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn. [1913 Webster] 3. A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] 4. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. [1913 Webster] My wife in her new lace whisk. --Pepys. [1913 Webster] 5. An impertinent fellow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 6. A plane used by coopers for evening chines. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Whisk \Whisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whisking.] [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D. wisschen. See Whisk, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth. [1913 Webster] 2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion. [1913 Webster] He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another. --Walpole. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Whisk \Whisk\, v. i. To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

whisk n 1: a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream 2: a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes [syn: whisk, whisk broom] v 1: move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo" 2: move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house" 3: brush or wipe off lightly [syn: whisk, whisk off] 4: whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" [syn: whisk, whip]