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whip around

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whip someone or something around
to cause someone or something to reverse direction quickly. The roller coaster whipped around the riders, right and left, until they were almost sick. The sharp turn whipped me around, but I wasn't hurt.
See also: around, whip

whip around 

1. to reverse suddenly. (As with the tip of a whip.) The rope suddenly whipped around and struck me in the face. A branch whipped around and tore my shirt. 2. to turn around very quickly and suddenly. John whipped around when he heard the noise. Claire whipped around to face her opponent.
See also: around, whip


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Gold stocks whip around so much, normal BPI signals trigger too late to be of much use.
Most games allow you to whip around the tracks with either touch screen or the accelerometer.
These attach to the end of the air compressor hose and whip around wildly.
 
 
 
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