whiplash
[ hwip-lash, wip- ]
/ ˈʰwɪpˌlæʃ, ˈwɪp- /
noun
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.
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.
verb (used with object)
to beat, hit, throw, etc., with or as if with a whiplash.
to affect adversely, as by a sudden change: new taxes whiplashing corporate earnings.
Words nearby whiplash
whip-round,
whip-tailed,
whip-tailed ray,
whipbird,
whipcord,
whiplash,
whiplash injury,
whipped,
whipper-in,
whippersnapper,
whippet
British Dictionary definitions for whiplash injury (1 of 2)
whiplash injury
noun
med informal
any injury to the neck resulting from a sudden thrusting forwards and snapping back of the unsupported head
Technical name: hyperextension-hyperflexion injury
British Dictionary definitions for whiplash injury (2 of 2)
whiplash
/ (ˈwɪpˌlæʃ) /
noun
a quick lash or stroke of a whip or like that of a whip
med See whiplash injury
Medical definitions for whiplash injury (1 of 2)
whiplash injury
n.
A hyperextension-hyperflexion injury to the cervical spine caused by an abrupt jerking movement of the head, either in a backward or forward direction.
Medical definitions for whiplash injury (2 of 2)
whiplash
[ wĭp′lăsh′ ]
n.
Whiplash injury.