whiplash

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
• Syn:
whiplash injury
• Hypernyms:
injury, hurt, harm, trauma
2. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- the whip raised a red welt
• Syn:
whip, lash
• Derivationally related forms:
lash (for: lash), whip (for: whip)
• Hypernyms:
blow

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  whip, lash, whiplash injury