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Definitions for Whipsawed
[1] subjected to a double loss, as when an investor has bought a stock at a high price soon before it declines and then, in order to make good the loss, sells it short before it advances.
[2] a saw for two persons, as a pitsaw, used to divide timbers lengthwise.
[3] to cut with a whipsaw.
[4] to win two bets from (a person) at one turn or play, as at faro.
[5] to subject to two opposing forces at the same time: The real-estate market has been whipsawed by high interest rates and unemployment.
[6] (of a trailer, railroad car, etc.) to swing suddenly to the right or left, as in rounding a sharp curve at high speed.
[7] any saw with a flexible blade, such as a bandsaw
[8] to saw with a whipsaw
[9] US to defeat in two ways at once
Words nearby Whipsawed
whippoorwill, whippy, whipray, whips, whipsaw, whipsawed, whipscorpion, whipsnake, whipstall, whipstitch, whipstock
Origin of Whipsawed
First recorded in 1530–40; whip + saw1