whiplash

Noun
Synonyms: whiplash injurywhiplash

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)Synonyms: whiplash injury
  2. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object“the whip raised a red welt”Synonyms: whiplash
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Whiplash \Whip"lash`\, n.

1.The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted. [1913 Webster]

2.a sudden change of direction, resembling the motion of the tip of a whip when it is cracked. [PJC]

3.a stinging psychological effect reminiscent of being stung by a whip. [PJC]

4.a whiplash injury. [PJC]

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