whipsaw

[ hwip-saw, wip- ]

/ ˈʰwɪpˌsɔ, ˈwɪp- /

noun

a saw for two persons, as a pitsaw, used to divide timbers lengthwise.

verb (used with object), whip·sawed, whip·sawed or whip·sawn, whip·saw·ing.

to cut with a whipsaw.

to 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.

verb (used without object), whip·sawed, whip·sawed or whip·sawn, whip·saw·ing.

(of a trailer, railroad car, etc.) to swing suddenly to the right or left, as in rounding a sharp curve at high speed.

Origin of whipsaw

First recorded in 1530–40; whip + saw¹

Words nearby whipsaw

whippy, whipray, whip roll, whip-round, whips, whipsaw, whipsawed, whipscorpion, whipsnake, whipstall, whipstitch

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Example sentences from the Web for whipsaw

The whipsaw can and does go up with almost as much speed as it goes down—recall the snap back from the lows of March of 2009.
Wall Street Is Irrelevant|Zachary Karabell|August 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It took nice work to whipsaw lumber and keep it true to the line.
A Trip to California in 1853|Washington Bailey
Then the Indian brings over a whipsaw from the cabin at Surprise Lake and makes lumber enough for the box.
Lost Face|Jack London
“Jake Block, the owner of Whipsaw,” Wallingford was pleased to inform him.
Young Wallingford|George Randolph Chester

At the half, one of the three was dropping back, and Whipsaw slowly overtaking it.
Young Wallingford|George Randolph Chester
Try as she would, she could not get them out, and then she remembered that Hastings kept a whipsaw in a shed close by.
Masters of the Wheat-Lands|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for whipsaw

whipsaw

/ (ˈwɪpˌsɔː) /

noun

any saw with a flexible blade, such as a bandsaw

verb -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed or -sawn (tr)

to saw with a whipsaw

US to defeat in two ways at once

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	whipsaw
释义	whipsaw [ hwip-saw, wip- ] / ˈʰwɪpˌsɔ, ˈwɪp- / noun a saw for two persons, as a pitsaw, used to divide timbers lengthwise. verb (used with object), whip·sawed, whip·sawed or whip·sawn, whip·saw·ing. to cut with a whipsaw. to 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. verb (used without object), whip·sawed, whip·sawed or whip·sawn, whip·saw·ing. (of a trailer, railroad car, etc.) to swing suddenly to the right or left, as in rounding a sharp curve at high speed. Origin of whipsaw First recorded in 1530–40; whip + saw¹ Words nearby whipsaw whippy, whipray, whip roll, whip-round, whips, whipsaw, whipsawed, whipscorpion, whipsnake, whipstall, whipstitch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whipsaw The whipsaw can and does go up with almost as much speed as it goes down—recall the snap back from the lows of March of 2009. Wall Street Is Irrelevant\|Zachary Karabell\|August 5, 2011\|DAILY BEAST It took nice work to whipsaw lumber and keep it true to the line. A Trip to California in 1853\|Washington Bailey Then the Indian brings over a whipsaw from the cabin at Surprise Lake and makes lumber enough for the box. Lost Face\|Jack London “Jake Block, the owner of Whipsaw,” Wallingford was pleased to inform him. Young Wallingford\|George Randolph Chester At the half, one of the three was dropping back, and Whipsaw slowly overtaking it. Young Wallingford\|George Randolph Chester Try as she would, she could not get them out, and then she remembered that Hastings kept a whipsaw in a shed close by. Masters of the Wheat-Lands\|Harold Bindloss British Dictionary definitions for whipsaw whipsaw / (ˈwɪpˌsɔː) / noun any saw with a flexible blade, such as a bandsaw verb -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed or -sawn (tr) to saw with a whipsaw US to defeat in two ways at once Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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