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 Definitions of whiplash  [ˈʰwɪpˌlæʃ, ˈwɪp-]  

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Definition of 'whiplash' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) whiplash
the lash of a whip.

2.  whiplash
an abrupt snapping motion resembling the lash of a whip.

3.  whiplash
a neck injury caused by a sudden jerking of the head backward, forward, or both.

Etymology:  (1565–75)

Definition of 'whiplash' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) whiplash, whiplash injury
an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)

2. (noun) whip, lash, whiplash
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
"the whip raised a red welt"
Definition of 'whiplash' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) whiplash
the lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted
Translation of 'whiplash' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (the action of) the lash or cord of a whip.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: sweepslag Arabic flag Arabic: سَيْر مَشْدود في طَرَف ال Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: връв на камшик
Brazilian flag Brazilian: chicotada Czech flag Czech: řemínek biče; šlehnutí German flag German: die Peitschenschnur
Danish flag Danish: piskesmæld Greek flag Greek: βουρδουλιά Spanish flag Spanish: latigazo, trallazo
Estonian flag Estonian: piitsaplaks Farsi flag Farsi: شلاق زدن Finnish flag Finnish: piiskanisku
French flag French: coup de fouet Hebrew flag Hebrew: הַצלָפָה Hindi flag Hindi: कोड़े मारने की क्रिया
Croatian flag Croatian: udarac bičem Hungarian flag Hungarian: ostorszíj; korbácsolás Indonesian flag Indonesian: lecutan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: svipuhögg Italian flag Italian: frustata Japanese flag Japanese: むち先
Korean flag Korean: 채찍 끝의 휘청휘청한 부분 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: botagas Latvian flag Latvian: pātagas cirtiens
Malay flag Malay: memukul-mukul Dutch flag Dutch: zweepslag Norwegian flag Norwegian: piskeslag/-snert
Polish flag Polish: trzaśnięcie z bicza Portuguese flag Portuguese: chicotada Romanian flag Romanian: lovitură de bici
Russian flag Russian: хлестание кнутом Slovak flag Slovak: remienok biča; šľahnutie Slovenian flag Slovenian: udarec z bičem
Serbian flag Serbian: udarac bičem Swedish flag Swedish: pisksnärt Thai flag Thai: ส่วนที่ยืดหยุ่นได้ของแส้
Turkish flag Turkish: kamçı (darbesi) Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 鞭打 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: ремінь батога
Urdu flag Urdu: چابک کا تسمہ Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: dây buộc đầu roi Chinese flag Chinese: 鞭绳

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