Whipsaw

What do we mean by whipsaw?

A narrow two-person crosscut saw. noun

To cut with a whipsaw. transitive verb

To win two bets from (a person) at one time, as in faro. transitive verb

To cause to move or alternate rapidly in contrasting directions. transitive verb

To defeat or best in two ways at once. transitive verb

Hence, to beat, defeat, or cause to fail in two opposite ways at the same time. See the extract.

A frame-saw with a narrow blade, used to cut curved kerfs. See cut under saw. noun

To cut with a whip-saw.

To have or take the advantage of (an adversary), whatever he does or may be able to do; particularly, in gamblers' slang, to win at faro, at one turn (two bets made by the same person, one of which is played open, the other being coppered); beat (a player) in two ways at once.

A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw. noun

A kind of narrow ripsaw, tapering from butt to point, with hook teeth and averaging from 5 to 71/2 feet in length, used by one or two men. noun

To saw with the whipsaw. transitive verb

To defeat in, or cause to lose, two different bets at the same turn or in one play, as a player at faro who has made two bets at the same time, one that a card will lose and another that a different card will win; hence, to defeat in spite of every effort. transitive verb

To cause to suffer a setback or losses by subjecting to two forces at the same time or in rapid succession. transitive verb

To cause to suffer a series of losses in trading when buying and selling at the wrong times in a rapidly fluctuating market; -- especially used when an attempt is made, by selling short, to recover losses from a long purchase in a declining market, and the short sale also results in a loss when the market subsequently rises. Used mostly in the passive. transitive verb

A crosscut saw operated by two people noun

To operate a whipsaw verb

To lose potential profit by buying shares just before the price falls, or by selling them just before the price rises verb

To defeat someone in two different ways at once verb

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

A rip saw often operated by two people

Words that are spelled similarly to whipsaw:
whipsaw.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word whipsaw:
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Words that rhyme with whipsaw:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe whipsaw:
old, inadequate.

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