n.
Pronunciation: ' hwip- ˌ lash, ' wip-
Function: noun
Date: circa 1580
1 : the lash of a whip
2 : something resembling a blow from a whip <the whiplash of fear ― R. S. Banay>
3 : injury resulting from a sudden sharp whipping movement of the neck and head (as of a person in a vehicle that is struck from the rear by another vehicle)