verb
Meaning 1
to rapidly remove.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- He was whisked off to the hospital.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
whisk off
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
verb
Meaning 2
To take (a person) on a surprise romantic journey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- For our honeymoon, he whisked me off to the Bahamas.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
take away quickly and suddenly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: whisk away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off
verb
Meaning 4
brush or wipe off lightly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: whisk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wipe, pass over
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.