whipsaw

Meaning

Noun

A rip saw often operated by two people.

Verb

1. To operate a whipsaw.
2. (transitive) 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. (transitive) 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) To accept bribes from multiple parties at once, with the intent of letting down one or more of them.

Adj

Having the characteristic of arguing two sides at once.

Synonyms

two-man saw

lumberman’s saw

two-handed saw

chisel

cozen

fiddle

finagle

gip

goldbrick

gouge

gyp

hoax

hoodwink

bamboozle

rook

screw

shark

🦈

short-change

take in

trick

whipsawed

play tricks

flim-flam

mulct

bilk

chatter

Translations

منشار ثنائي

Schrotsäge

trekzaag

hacer trampa

tomruk testeresi

Etymology

From whip + saw.