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Whiplash

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Noun

the lash of a whip.
an abrupt snapping motion or change of direction resembling the lash of a whip.
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.

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