lash
v.
strike, hit; flog, whip; hit against with force; move rapidly back and forth, thrash; move suddenly and quickly; attack verbally, harshly criticize; tie or fasten with a rope or cord; waste money (British Slang)
n.
flexible part of a whip; whip; blow from a whip, stroke of a whip; something which stings or urges forward in the manner of a whip; eyelash
Lash
Lash is usually used in reference to a
whip.Lash or lashing may also refer to:An
eyelashRapid and prolonged consumption of alcoholic beverages, such as White Lightining (Example: "Let's go on the lash"; "I got incredibly lashed last night")
Lash (band), an all-female alternative/punk rock band from Perth, AustraliaLash, a mechanical genius and the head weapons designer in Advance Wars 2 and Advance Wars: Dual Strike Lash (Afghanistan), a place in Afghanistan
Lashing knot, a type of knot
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lash
Noun
1. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
(synonym) eyelash, cilium
(hypernym) hair
(part-holonym) eyelid, lid, palpebra
2. leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
(synonym) thong
(hypernym) leather strip
(part-holonym) whip
(derivation) whip
3. a quick blow with a whip
(synonym) whip, whiplash
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) whip
Verb
1. beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
(synonym) flog, welt, whip, lather, slash, strap, trounce
(hypernym) beat, beat up, work over
(hyponym) flagellate, scourge
(derivation) whip, whiplash
2. lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"
(hypernym) swing, sway
3. strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
(synonym) whip
(hypernym) strike
(hyponym) urticate
(derivation) thong
4. bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"
(antonym) unlash
(hypernym) tie, bind
(hyponym) frap
lash (m)
n.
lash
Lash
(v. t.)
To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
(v. t.)
To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
(v. t.)
To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail.
(v. t.)
To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.
(v. i.)
To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
(n.)
To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.
(n.)
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
(n.)
In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
(n.)
A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
(n.)
A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
(n.)
A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
(n.)
A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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