The difference between Cat and Whip

Cat as a noun:

An animal of the family Felidae: A domesticated subspecies (Felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, etc.

Cat as a noun (offensive):

A person: A spiteful or angry woman. An enthusiast or player of jazz. A person (usually male). A prostitute.

Cat as a noun (nautical):

A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.

Cat as a noun (chiefly, nautical):

cat-o'-nine-tails.

Cat as a noun (archaic):

A sturdy merchant sailing vessel .

Cat as a noun (archaic, uncountable):

The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog"). The trap of the game of "trap and ball".

Cat as a noun (archaic):

The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

Cat as a noun (slang, vulgar, African American Vernacular English):

A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.

Cat as a noun:

A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

Cat as a noun (historical):

A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.

Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):

To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):

To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

Cat as a verb (slang):

To vomit something.

Cat as a noun:

A catamaran.

Cat as a noun (computing):

A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.

Cat as a verb (computing, transitive):

To apply the cat command to (one or more files).

Cat as a verb (computing, slang):

To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.

Cat as an adjective (Ireland, informal):

Terrible, disastrous.

Cat as a noun (slang):

Cat as a noun (military, naval):

A catapult.

Cat as a noun:

Cat as a noun:

Cat as a noun (slang):

Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer )

Cat as a noun:

A caterpillar drive vehicle (a ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks), especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.

Whip as a noun:

A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals. The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.

Whip as a noun (hunting):

A whipper-in.

Whip as a noun (politics):

A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.

Whip as a noun (UK, politics, with definite article):

A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.

Whip as a noun:

Whipped cream.

Whip as a noun (nautical):

A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.

Whip as a noun (African American Vernacular English):

A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.

Whip as a noun (roller derby):

A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.

Whip as a noun:

A whipping motion; a thrashing about.

Whip as a noun:

The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.

Whip as a noun (music):

Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.

Whip as a verb (transitive):

To hit with a whip.

Whip as a verb (transitive, by extension):

To hit with any flexible object.

Whip as a verb (transitive, slang):

To defeat, as in a contest or game.

Whip as a verb (transitive):

To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.

Whip as a verb (transitive):

To urge into action.

Whip as a verb (transitive, nautical):

To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.

Whip as a verb (transitive, nautical):

To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

Whip as a verb:

To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.

Whip as a verb (transitive):

To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.

Whip as a verb (transitive):

To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.

Whip as a verb (intransitive):

To snap back and forth like a whip.

Whip as a verb (intransitive):

To move very fast.

Whip as a verb (transitive):

To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.

Whip as a verb (transitive, roller derby):

To transfer momentum from one skater to another.

Whip as a verb (figurative):

To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.

Whip as a verb:

To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.