WHIPSAW (whipsawn)

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Irregular inflected form: whipsawn   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does whipsaw mean? 

• WHIPSAW (noun)
  The noun WHIPSAW has 1 sense:

1. a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

  Familiarity information: WHIPSAW used as a noun is very rare.

• WHIPSAW (verb)
  The verb WHIPSAW has 2 senses:

1. victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations

2. saw with a whipsaw

  Familiarity information: WHIPSAW used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHIPSAW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lumberman's saw; two-handed saw; two-man saw; whipsaw

Hypernyms ("whipsaw" is a kind of...):

saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "whipsaw"):

pitsaw (a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below)

Derivation:

whipsaw (saw with a whipsaw)

• WHIPSAW (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "whipsaw" is one way to...):

cheat; chisel; rip off (deprive somebody of something by deceit)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Saw with a whipsaw

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "whipsaw" is one way to...):

saw (cut with a saw)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

whipsaw (a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people)