a saw with a narrow blade and a handle at both ends, used typically by two people.
verb (past participle whipsawn or whipsawed)
[with object]North American
1cut with a whipsaw:he was whipsawing lumber
2 informal subject to two difficult situations or opposing pressures at the same time:the army has been whipsawed by a shrinking budget and a growing pool of recruits
compel to do something:he whipsawed the state legislature into passing his educational-reform package
cheat or exploit.
Stock Exchange, informal subject to a double loss, as when buying a security before the price falls and selling before the price rises:even the most skilled traders are sometimes whipsawed
whipsaw in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of whipsaw in the US English dictionary
