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   whiplash

   /ˈwɪplaʃ/

   noun

   • 1. the flexible part of a whip or something resembling it.
   • ▪ used with reference to something resembling a blow with a whip: "he cringed before the icy whiplash of Curtis's tongue"
   • 2. injury caused by a severe jerk to the head, typically in a car accident: "suffering from whiplash, he spent weeks with his neck in a collar"

   verb

   • 1. jerk or jolt (someone or something) suddenly, typically so as to cause injury: "the force of impact had whiplashed the man's head"
   • 2. move suddenly and forcefully, like a whip being cracked: "he rammed the yacht, sending its necklace of lights whiplashing from the bridge"

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