whipsaw

Meaning of whipsaw

noun

A rip saw often operated by two people

verb
  1. To operate a whipsaw.
  2. To cause (a trader) to lose potential profit by buying shares just before the price falls, or by selling them just before the price rises.
  3. To defeat someone in two different ways at once.
  4. Of a trade union: to coerce employers into capitulating by bringing them the news that other (more easily convinced) employers have already done so.
  5. (US politics) To accept bribes from multiple parties at once, with the intent of letting down one or more of them.

adjective

Having the characteristic of arguing two sides at once

Information about whipsaw

  • The plural form of whipsaw is: whipsaws.
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Hyphenation of whipsaw

whip-saw

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • whipsaw is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with whipsaw

ripsaw, sharpsaw

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