Whiplash

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whiplash
       n 1: an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting
            from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an
            automobile accident) [syn: {whiplash injury}]
       2: a quick blow with a whip [syn: {whip}, {lash}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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