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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Whiplash

/wĭp'-lăshˌ/ · Whip·lash · IPA /ˈwɪpˌlæʃ/
01 n. The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted.
  1. 1.
    The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted.
  2. 2.
    a sudden change of direction, resembling the motion of the tip of a whip when it is cracked.
  3. 3.
    a stinging psychological effect reminiscent of being stung by a whip.
  4. 4.
    a whiplash injury. See: whiplash injury