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whipsawed

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb whipsaw has 2 senses
  1. whipsaw - victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations
    --1 is one way to
    cheat, rip off, chisel
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. whipsaw - saw with a whipsaw
    --2 is one way to
    saw
    Derived form: noun whipsaw1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something

Definitions from the Web

Whipsawed

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense: 1

Description: To be rapidly or violently shifted or tossed between two extremes or contradictory situations.

Sample Sentence: The stock market has been whipsawed by conflicting economic reports.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense: 2

Description: To cut or saw using a whipsaw, which is a saw with a narrow blade.

Sample Sentence: The carpenter whipsawed the thick wooden plank.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: 1

Description: Referring to a type of saw with a narrow blade that is used for cutting wood in a very thin vertical pattern.

Sample Sentence: They were using a whipsaw technique to create intricate wooden designs.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: 1

Description: A pit saw with a narrow blade, used for cutting wood by two people in a back-and-forth motion.

Sample Sentence: The lumberjacks used a whipsaw to chop down the massive tree.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: 2

Description: A situation where investors or traders face rapid and contradictory changes in the market.

Sample Sentence: The market experienced a whipsaw as stock prices plummeted then skyrocketed.

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