whiplash
noun
1. an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
Definition categories: state, harm, hurt, injury, trauma
2. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- the whip raised a red welt
verb
1. To jerk back and forth; to buffet
2. To lash as if with a whip