WHISK

whisk, whisk broom

(noun) a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes

whisk

(noun) a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream

whisk, whip

(verb) whip with or as if with a wire whisk; “whisk the eggs”

whisk, whisk off

(verb) brush or wipe off lightly

whisk

(verb) move somewhere quickly; “The President was whisked away in his limo”

whisk

(verb) move quickly and nimbly; “He whisked into the house”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

whisk (plural whisks)

A quick, light sweeping motion.

A kitchen utensil, made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle, used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).

A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.

A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.

A plane used by coopers for evening chines.

A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.

(archaic) An impertinent fellow.

Verb

whisk (third-person singular simple present whisks, present participle whisking, simple past and past participle whisked)

(transitive) To move something with quick light sweeping motions.

(transitive) In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.

(transitive) To move something rapidly and with no warning.

(intransitive) To move lightly and nimbly.

Etymology 2

So called from the rapid action of sweeping the cards off the table after a trick has been won.

Noun

whisk (uncountable)

(obsolete) The card game whist.

Source: Wiktionary

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Whisk, n. Etym: [See Whist, n.]

Definition: A game at cards; whist. [Obs.] Taylor (1630).

Whisk, n. Etym: [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.]

1. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff. This first sad whisk Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl. J. Fletcher.

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.

3. A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. Boyle.

4. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. My wife in her new lace whisk. Pepys.

5. An impertinent fellow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

6. A plane used by coopers for evening chines.

Whisk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whisking.] Etym: [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D. wisschen. See Whisk, n.]

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.

2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion. He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. J. Fletcher. I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out of one element into another. Walpole.

Whisk, v. i.

Definition: To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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