whisk

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: whisk broomwhisk offwhip

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 clothesSynonyms: whisk broom

Verb (4)

  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 lightlySynonyms: whisk off
  4. whip with or as if with a wire whisk“whisk the eggs”Synonyms: whip
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Whisk \Whisk\, n. [See Whist, n.] A game at cards; whist. [Obs.] --Taylor (1630). [1913 Webster]
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]

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]
Whisk \Whisk\, v. i. To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement. [1913 Webster]
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