Definitions for: Whiplash

[n] a quick blow with a whip
[n] an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)

Webster (1913) Definition: Whip"lash`, n.
The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or
of cords, braided or twisted.

Synonyms: lash, whip, whiplash injury

See Also: blow, harm, hurt, injury, trauma