Whipper vs. Whopper — What's the Difference?

In rock climbing, a whipper is an especially hard or dynamic fall where the rope is weighed by a significant load. A fall is considered hard when the climber falls beyond at least one piece of protection, which in trad climbing would mean the last placed cam or nut and in sport climbing would be the last successfully clipped quickdraw.

The Whopper is the signature hamburger and an associated product line sold by international fast food restaurant chain Burger King and its Australian franchise Hungry Jack's. Introduced in 1957, the hamburger has undergone several reformulations, including changes to portion size and bread used.

To strike with a strap or rod; lash

Something exceptionally big or remarkable.

To afflict, castigate, or reprove severely

A gross untruth.

To strike or affect in a manner similar to whipping or lashing

(informal) Something remarkably large.

To arouse or excite, especially with words

(informal) An outrageous or blatant lie.

To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.

One who, or that which, whops.

(Informal) To snatch, pull, or remove in a sudden manner

Something very large, especially a big lie. Same as Whapper, but the more common spelling.

To sew with a loose overcast or overhand stitch.

A gross untruth; a blatant lie

To wrap or bind (a rope, for example) with twine to prevent unraveling or fraying.

Something especially big or impressive of its kind

(Nautical) To hoist by means of a rope passing through an overhead pulley.

(Informal) To defeat soundly

To move in a sudden, quick manner; dart

To move in a manner similar to a whip; thrash or snap about

An instrument, either a flexible rod or a flexible thong or lash attached to a handle, used for driving animals or administering corporal punishment.

A whipping or lashing motion or stroke; a whiplash.

A blow, wound, or cut made by whipping.

Something, such as a long radio antenna on a motor vehicle, that is similar to a whip in form or flexibility.

(Sports) Flexibility, as in the shaft of a golf club

(Sports) A whipper-in.

A member of a legislative body, such as the US Congress or the British Parliament, charged by that member's party with enforcing party discipline and ensuring attendance.

A call issued to party members in a lawmaking body to ensure attendance at a particular time.

A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream, often with fruit or fruit flavoring

An arm on a windmill.

(Nautical) A hoist consisting of a single rope passing through an overhead pulley.

A ride in an amusement park, consisting of small cars that move in a rapid, whipping motion along an oval track.

A person or thing that whips.

A device that whips a substance, such as cream.

One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping.

One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold.

A kind of simple willow.

A person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip