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WHIPSAW (whipsawn)

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 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 peopleplay

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


WHIPSAW (verb)
  The verb WHIPSAW has 2 senses:

1. victimize, especially in gambling or negotiationsplay

2. saw with a whipsawplay

  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)


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