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whiplash

whiplash

3 definitions found for whiplash

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :

  whiplash
      n 1: an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting
           from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an
           automobile accident) [syn: whiplash, whiplash injury]
      2: a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the
         whip raised a red welt" [syn: whip, lash, whiplash]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "whiplash":
     belt, blacksnake, bullwhack, bullwhip, cat, cowhide, crop,
     flagellum, gad, gadfly, goad, horsewhip, knout, kurbash, lash,
     oxgoad, prick, prod, quirt, rawhide, razor strap, rowel, scourge,
     sjambok, spur, sting, strap, thong, whip