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Whiplash (Noun)

A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt".

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

He received a painful whiplash across his back for disobeying the strict marine drill instructor.
The cattle driver's whip cracked loudly, leaving a nasty whiplash on the steer's flank.
A swift whiplash administered by the mother-in-law quickly silenced the rowdy child.
Victims of the punishment often bore scars from the brutal whiplash meted out by the tyrannical ruler.
One careless swing of the loose wire resulted in an unfortunate whiplash to the electricity worker's cheek.

An injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident).

Nouns denoting natural processes.

After the car accident, she was taken to the hospital with severe whiplash and a concussion.
The driver claimed to have suffered from whiplash after being rear-ended by another vehicle, but there were no witnesses.
The whiplash injury left him in chronic pain for several months, making it difficult for him to go about his daily routine.
She had to take frequent breaks at work to stretch her neck, which still ached from the whiplash she got in the crash.
Physical therapy was part of the recovery plan to heal his whiplash injury from the motorbike accident last week.