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| whisk [ wisk, hwisk ] |
noun (plural whisks) |
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1. utensil for whipping liquids: a kitchen utensil, formed of curved or coiled wires attached to a handle or a bundle of twigs or stalks, used to whip soft or liquid substances
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2. brushing movement: a quick light brushing or sweeping movement
  He wiped the table with a whisk of his hand.
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3. brush: a bundle of twigs, straw, or grass attached to a handle used to sweep things
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verb (past and past participle whisked, present participle whisk·ing, 3rd person present singular whisks) |
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1. transitive verb whip liquid with whisk: to whip a soft or liquid substance with a fork, whisk, or other utensil
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2. transitive verb brush something away lightly: to remove something with a quick light brushing or sweeping movement
He whisked the crumbs from the table.
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3. transitive verb move something with sweeping motion: to move something or put something somewhere with a quick light sweeping motion
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4. transitive and intransitive verb move quickly: to move somewhere quickly or suddenly, or make somebody or something do this
They whisked her off to the hospital.
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| [14th century. < N Germanic] |
