Noun: whiplash 'wip,lash
- An injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
"After the rear-end collision, she suffered from a whiplash injury";
- whiplash injury
- A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
"the whiplash raised a red welt";
- whip, lash
Derived forms: whiplashes
Type of: blow, harm, hurt, injury, trauma
Encyclopedia: Whiplash