whip, lash, whiplash
(noun) a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; “the whip raised a red welt”
whiplash, whiplash injury
(noun) an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
whiplash (plural whiplashes)
the lash of a whip
an injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip
Synonyms: whiplash injury, whiplash-associated disorder
The exact causal chain leading to the medical condition as well as the objectivisation of its diagnostics are still controversial, thus the attributability of symptoms to the acts of tortfeasors is frequently subject to dispute.
whiplash (third-person singular simple present whiplashes, present participle whiplashing, simple past and past participle whiplashed)
To jerk back and forth; to buffet
To lash as if with a whip
Source: Wiktionary
Whip"lash`, n.
Definition: The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
