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ALL meanings of whiplash

whip·lash
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  • noun whiplash The lashing action of a whip. 1
  • noun whiplash neck injury 1
  • noun whiplash stroke of a whip 1
  • noun whiplash the lash of a whip. 1
  • noun whiplash an abrupt snapping motion or change of direction resembling the lash of a whip. 1
  • noun whiplash Also, whiplash injury. a neck injury caused by a sudden jerking backward, forward, or both, of the head: Whiplash resulted when their car was struck from behind. 1
  • noun whiplash Also called whiplash curve. a connected series of reverse curves of more or less elliptical form, used as a major design motif in the Art Nouveau style. 1
  • verb with object whiplash to beat, hit, throw, etc., with or as if with a whiplash. 1
  • verb with object whiplash to affect adversely, as by a sudden change: new taxes whiplashing corporate earnings. 1
  • noun whiplash an injury to the upper spine caused by a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip. 0
  • verb whiplash To jerk back and forth; to buffet. 0
  • verb whiplash To lash as if with a whip. 0
  • uncountable noun whiplash Whiplash is a neck injury caused by the head suddenly moving forwards and then back again, for example in a car accident. 0
  • noun whiplash a quick lash or stroke of a whip or like that of a whip 0
  • noun whiplash the flexible striking part of a whip 0
  • noun whiplash a sudden, severe bending and jolting of the neck, as in an auto accident, often causing injury to the neck muscles, vertebrae, etc. 0
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