uncountable a serious injury affecting your neck, caused when the vehicle that you are in is hit from behind by another vehicle, which makes your head move violently
Synonyms and related words
Vehicle accidents and breakdowns
accident
aquaplane
bang up
2
countable a hit from a whip
Synonyms and related words
A hit with the hand or a weapon
a clip round the ear/earhole
backhander
bang
whiplash
noun
US /ˈwɪpˌlæʃ/US /ˈhwɪpˌlæʃ/
Word Forms
singular
whiplash
plural
whiplashes
DEFINITIONS2
1
uncountable a serious injury affecting your neck, caused when the vehicle that you are in is hit from behind by another vehicle, which makes your head move violently