What does whiplash mean?
Definitions for whiplash
ˈʰwɪpˌlæʃ, ˈwɪp-whiplash
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Princeton's WordNet
whiplash, whiplash injurynoun
an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
whip, lash, whiplashnoun
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
"the whip raised a red welt"
GCIDE
Whiplashnoun
a sudden change of direction, resembling the motion of the tip of a whip when it is cracked.
Whiplashnoun
a stinging psychological effect reminiscent of being stung by a whip.
Whiplashnoun
a whiplash injury.
Wiktionary
whiplashnoun
the lash of a whip
whiplashnoun
an injury to the upper spine caused by a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction
whiplashverb
To jerk back and forth; to buffet
whiplashverb
To lash as if with a whip
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Whiplashnoun
The lash or small end of a whip.
Have whiplash wel knotted and cartrope inough. Thomas Tusser.
Wikipedia
Whiplash
Whiplash is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their debut album, Kill 'Em All. The song has been covered a number of times, most notably by Motörhead whose version won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance."Whiplash" was first played in October 23, 1982, and was one of the last songs they wrote for Kill 'Em All.
ChatGPT
whiplash
Whiplash is a neck injury caused by a sudden movement of the head forward, backward, or sideways, often as a result of a road traffic accident. This abrupt forceful motion can cause the muscles and ligaments in the neck to stretch and tear, resulting in symptoms such as neck pain, stiffness, headaches, and sometimes dizziness or blurred vision.
Webster Dictionary
Whiplashnoun
the lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted
Wikidata
Whiplash
Whiplash is an American thrash metal/speed metal band. The band was founded in 1984 in Passaic, New Jersey by the three Tonys: Tony Portaro, Tony Scaglione and Tony Bono. This lineup recorded their debut album Power And Pain for Roadrunner Records in 1985. Joe Cangelosi replaced Tony Scaglione in 1986 when he left for a seven-week tour with Slayer. Joe Cangelosi recorded Ticket To Mayhem in 1987 with the two Tonys. In 1989, Glenn Hansen joined the band as the new singer for the album titled Insult to Injury. The band split up due to business reasons, but reunited in 1996 after Portaro and Scaglione joined forces in a revamped lineup of Billy Milano's S.O.D. for a European tour. Whiplash released two further albums, Cult of One and Sit, Stand, Kneel, Prey before the three Tonys recorded a final album together in 1998, Thrashback. Bassist Tony Bono died in 2002 after suffering a heart attack, at the age of 38. In 2009, founding member Tony Portaro and Joe Cangelosi reformed the band, adding bassist Rich Day, and recorded Unborn Again, released in September 2009. Whiplash played many festivals in Europe that year including Wacken Open Air in Germany, Jalometalli festival in Finland and shows in Italy, Norway, Mexico and Colombia.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of whiplash in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of whiplash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of whiplash in a Sentence
We have tried to get it 100 percent ready in time. Sadly I have made it worse on the first landing and I am currently unable to move my neck, the doctor thinks it is a bad whiplash but it won't affect my Double Olympic bid. I am positive the British Athletics medical staff will be able to fix it over the next week.
The climate models had already been predicting what it is that we are seeing now, which is this hydroclimate whiplash where we’re going from really dry years to really wet years, that means we could very well have a dry year next year. No one really knows.
It has been tricky, definitely. We suffered a bit this time last year but we’re probably having a few more issues this year which I guess weren’t expected, it’s like that for now and we’ve got to try and sort it out. A little bit of whiplash here and there but it’s alright.
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- الاصابةArabic
- piskesmældDanish
- Schleudertrauma, Peitschenhieb, PeitschenriemenGerman
- latigazo, trallaSpanish
- piiskansiima, piiskanisku, piiskaniskuvammaFinnish
- coup du lapin, coup de fouet, cervical, traumatismeFrench
- मोचHindi
- frusta, colpo, colpo di frusta, diItalian
- むち打ちJapanese
- 편달Korean
- whiplashLatin
- zweepslag, whiplashDutch
- nakkeslengNorwegian
- correia do chicotePortuguese
- ремень кнутаRussian
- pisksnärt, whiplashskadaSwedish
- WhiplashThai
- 揮鞭Chinese
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