Whipsaw is a traditional tool for cutting wood, typically by two people.

Woodworking Tool

Using a whipsaw requires physical effort and cooperation, not electricity.

Manual Operation

Efficient use of a whipsaw represents well-coordinated teamwork.

Whipsaw as a verb signifies being trapped by two difficult situations.

Used as a verb, whipsaw suggests negative impact and hardship.

Whipsawed often applies to financial and economic contexts.

To be whipsawed means facing two challenges simultaneously or back-to-back.

Being whipsawed can carry an emotional weight from constant pressure.

Use 'whipsawed' for situations, not objects or indiscriminate circumstances.