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Definition of Lash
1. Verb. Beat severely with a whip or rod. "They want to lash the prisoners "; "The children were severely trounced"
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Up, Work Over
Specialized synonyms: Flagellate, Scourge, Leather, Horsewhip, Switch, Cowhide, Cat, Birch
Derivative terms: Flogging, Strap, Trouncing, Welt, Whip, Whip, Whipper, Whipping
2. Noun. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
Generic synonyms: Hair
Group relationships: Eyelid, Lid, Palpebra
Derivative terms: Ciliary
3. Verb. Lash or flick about sharply. "The lion lashed its tail"
4. Noun. Leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip.
5. Verb. Strike as if by whipping. "The curtain whipped her face"
6. Noun. A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object. "The whip raised a red welt"
7. Verb. Bind with a rope, chain, or cord. "Lash the horse"
Definition of Lash
1. n. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
2. v. t. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
3. v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
4. v. t. 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.
Definition of Lash
1. Noun. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. ¹
3. Noun. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough. ¹
4. Noun. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. ¹
5. Noun. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. ¹
6. Noun. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten. ¹
12. Verb. (intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike. ¹
13. Verb. (intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language. ¹
14. Verb. (intransitive of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase ''lash down'' ¹
15. Adjective. (obsolete) Remiss, lax. ¹
16. Adjective. (obsolete) Relaxed. ¹
17. Adjective. Soft, watery, wet. ¹
18. Adjective. (context: Mid-Ulster Northern Ireland) excellent, wonderful ¹
19. Adjective. Drunk. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lash
1. to strike with a whip [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Lash
1. An eyelash. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lash
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