2syllables
whipsaw
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Definitions ofwhipsaw
1noun
- A rip saw often operated by two people
1verb
- To operate a whipsaw.
- 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.
- To defeat someone in two different ways at once.
- Of a trade union: to coerce employers into capitulating by bringing them the news that other (more easily convinced) employers have already done so.
- (US politics) To accept bribes from multiple parties at once, with the intent of letting down one or more of them.
1adjective
- Having the characteristic of arguing two sides at once
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