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whisk

noun

1 whisk

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

Polish: ubijaczka, trzepaczka, ubijacz, trzepaczka kuchenna

2 whisk

A small short-handled broom used to brush clothes.

synonym: whisk broom.

verb

1 whisk

Move somewhere quickly.

Roget 274: move quickly, trip, fisk; speed, hie, hasten, post, spank, scuttle; scud, scuddle; scour, scour the plain; scamper; ... show more

Roget 311: turn, bend, wheel; go about, put about; heel; go round to the right about, turn round to the right about; turn on one's heel; make a circle, make a complete circle, describe a circle, describe a complete circle; go through 180 degrees, ... show more

2 whisk

Move quickly and nimbly.

3 whisk

Brush or wipe off lightly.

synonym: whisk off.

4 whisk

Whip with or as if with a wire whisk:
— Whisk the eggs.

synonym: whip.

Roget 315: be agitated &c.; shake; tremble, tremble like an aspen leaf; quiver, quaver, quake, shiver, twitter, twire, writhe, toss, shuffle, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: aerate, agitate, agitator, ball the jack, barrel, beak, bear, beat, beat up, beater, boom, bowl along, breeze, breeze along, broom, brush, brush off, bullet, bunt, carry ... show more.

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