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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024whip•saw /ˈhwɪpˌsɔ, ˈwɪp-/USA pronunciation n., v., -sawed, sawed or -sawn, sawing.
n. [countable] - Buildinga saw for two persons, used to cut timbers across the middle.
v. [~ + object] - Buildingto cut with a whipsaw.
- to expose (someone or something) to two opposite forces at the same time:The economy was whipsawed by inflation and high unemployment.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whip•saw (hwip′sô′, wip′-),USA pronunciation n., v., -sawed, -sawed or -sawn, -saw•ing. n. - Buildinga saw for two persons, as a pitsaw, used to divide timbers lengthwise.
v.t. - Buildingto cut with a whipsaw.
- Gamesto win two bets from (a person) at one turn or play, as at faro.
- to subject to two opposing forces at the same time:The real-estate market has been whipsawed by high interest rates and unemployment.
v.i. - Transport(of a trailer, railroad car, etc.) to swing suddenly to the right or left, as in rounding a sharp curve at high speed.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whipsaw /ˈwɪpˌsɔː/ n - any saw with a flexible blade, such as a bandsaw
vb ( -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed, -sawn)(transitive)- to saw with a whipsaw
- US to defeat in two ways at once
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