whiplash
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
Types & categories
- harm hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
the whip raised a red welt
Types & categories
- blow hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | harm |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lash |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whip |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | blow |