<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A saw for two persons, as a pitsaw, used to divide timbers lengthwise.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(Used with object) Whip-sawed, whip-sawed or whip-sawn, whip-sawing: To cut with a whipsaw.</li><li>To win two bets from (a person) at one turn or play, as at faro.</li><li>To subject to two opposing forces at the same time: The real-estate market has been whipsawed by high interest rates and unemployment.</li><li>(Used without object) Whip-sawed, whip-sawed or whip-sawn, whip-sawing: (Of a trailer, railroad car, etc.) To swing suddenly to the right or left, as in rounding a sharp curve at high speed.</li></ul>