Whipsaw
noun
A kind of saw used in woodworking with a narrow blade and handles at both ends.
The carpenter used a whipsaw to cut the large timber into smaller pieces.
Often appears as...
- use a whipsaw
- handle a whipsaw
verb
To be alternately subjected to two difficulties or conflicting situations or views.
The company was whipsawed by fluctuating market conditions and inconsistent government policies.
Often appears as...
- whipsawed by circumstances
- whipsawed between extremes
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To cause someone or something to experience two bad situations or conditions at the same time or one after the other.
The workers were whipsawed by pay cuts and job insecurity.
Often appears as...
- whipsawed by events
- whipsawed by changes
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A kind of saw used in woodworking with a narrow blade and handles at both ends.
The carpenter used a whipsaw to cut the large timber into smaller pieces.
Often appears as...
- use a whipsaw
- handle a whipsaw
verb
To be alternately subjected to two difficulties or conflicting situations or views.
The company was whipsawed by fluctuating market conditions and inconsistent government policies.
Often appears as...
- whipsawed by circumstances
- whipsawed between extremes
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To cause someone or something to experience two bad situations or conditions at the same time or one after the other.
The workers were whipsawed by pay cuts and job insecurity.
Often appears as...
- whipsawed by events
- whipsawed by changes
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Woodworking Tool
Whipsaw is a traditional tool for cutting wood, typically by two people.
They worked in tandem with a whipsaw to split the log.
Pro Tip 2/3Manual Operation
Using a whipsaw requires physical effort and cooperation, not electricity.
Before power saws, lumberjacks relied on a whipsaw for cutting trees.
Pro Tip 3/3Efficient Teamwork
Efficient use of a whipsaw represents well-coordinated teamwork.
The project's success was like using a whipsaw—perfect teamwork.
Pro Tip 1/3Woodworking Tool
Whipsaw is a traditional tool for cutting wood, typically by two people.
They worked in tandem with a whipsaw to split the log.
Pro Tip 2/3Manual Operation
Using a whipsaw requires physical effort and cooperation, not electricity.
Before power saws, lumberjacks relied on a whipsaw for cutting trees.
Pro Tip 3/3Efficient Teamwork
Efficient use of a whipsaw represents well-coordinated teamwork.
The project's success was like using a whipsaw—perfect teamwork.
Pro Tip 1/3Woodworking Tool
Whipsaw is a traditional tool for cutting wood, typically by two people.
They worked in tandem with a whipsaw to split the log.
Pro Tip 2/3Manual Operation
Using a whipsaw requires physical effort and cooperation, not electricity.
Before power saws, lumberjacks relied on a whipsaw for cutting trees.
Pro Tip 3/3Efficient Teamwork
Efficient use of a whipsaw represents well-coordinated teamwork.
The project's success was like using a whipsaw—perfect teamwork.
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