Lash

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A stroke or blow with or as if with a whip.
  • n. A whip.
  • n. The flexible portion of a whip, such as a plait or thong.
  • n. Punishment administered with a whip.
  • n. A lacerating presence or power: the lash of conscience.
  • n. A caustic verbal attack.
  • n. An eyelash.
  • v. To strike with or as if with a whip.
  • v. To strike against with force or violence: sleet lashing the roof.
  • v. To beat or swing rapidly: The alligator lashed its tail in the water.
  • v. To make a scathing oral or written attack against.
  • v. To drive or goad; sting: words that lashed them into action.
  • verb-intransitive. To move swiftly or violently; thrash: heard the snake lashing about in the leaves.
  • verb-intransitive. To aim a sudden blow; strike: The mule lashed out with its hind legs.
  • verb-intransitive. To beat; flail: waves lashing at the shore.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a scathing verbal or written attack. Often used with out: lashed out at her critics during the interview.
  • v. To secure or bind, as with a rope, cord, or chain.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Remiss, lax.
  • adj. Relaxed.
  • adj. Soft, watery, wet.
  • adj. excellent, wonderful
  • adj. Drunk.
  • n. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
  • n. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
  • n. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.
  • n. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
  • n. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
  • n. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
  • v. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
  • v. To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
  • v. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
  • v. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity.
  • v. To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
  • v. To ply the whip; to strike.
  • v. To utter censure or sarcastic language.
  • v. To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
  • n. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
  • n. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.
  • n. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
  • n. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
  • n. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
  • v. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
  • v. To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
  • v. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
  • v. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity.
  • verb-intransitive. To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
  • v. To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The flexible part of a whip, usually a cord of braided strips of leather; hence, anything flexible used for flogging; a whip; a scourge: as, to lay on the lash; punishment by the lash.
  • n. A stroke with a whip or anything pliant and tough; hence, a stroke of satire; a sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain.
  • n. A beating or dashing, as of wind or water; a fluctuating impact.
  • n. In weaving, same as leash, 3.
  • n. An eyelash.
  • To strike with a lash, whip, scourge, or other pliant thing, as a thong, rope, etc.; whip; scourge; flog; subject to the lash as a punishment.
  • To satirize; censure with severity.
  • To fling or throw recklessly or at random: with out or up.
  • To spend recklessly.
  • To beat or dash against.
  • To comb (the hair).
  • To tie or bind with a rope or cord; secure or fasten, as by cordage: as, to lash anything to a mast or to a yard; to lash a trunk on a coach.
  • To ply the whip; strike (at something); aim sarcasms; hit out.
  • To strike or break out; burst up or out, as a wave or flame.
  • To strike out; plunge.
  • To break out or plunge recklessly.
  • Slack; slow; sluggish; inactive.
  • Lax; loose; soft; hence, watery or insipid.
  • Moist and cold, as the weather.
  • n. A sort of soft leather.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. bind with a rope, chain, or cord
  • v. beat severely with a whip or rod
  • n. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
  • v. lash or flick about sharply
  • n. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
  • v. strike as if by whipping
  • n. leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
  • Verb Form
    lashed    lashes    lashing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hair    sway    swing    blow    leather strip   
    Cross Reference
    abuse    rush    dash    to lash out    lash and carry    to lash a hammock    lash out   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cut    eyelash    scold    berate    satirize    strike    stroke   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Asch    Ash    Ashe    Bash    Cash    Flash    Nash    Tash    abash    ash   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    eyelash    whip    tress    eyebrow    moustache    curl    eyelid    mane    brow    strand