Lash

[lash]

A lash is a sharp slap or strike with a rope or whip. In some parts of the world, lawbreakers receive a certain number of lashes as punishment for their crimes.

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The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

Noun
a quick blow with a whip

Noun
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip

Noun
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

Verb
bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"

Verb
strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"

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Verb
beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

Verb
lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"


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; 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 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. 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 throw out with a jerk or quickly.

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.


Lash

Lash , n. [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.] 1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.
2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. [Obs.] 3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes. 4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well.
5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. 6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

Lash

Lash , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lashed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lashng.] 1. To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward.
2. 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.
And big waves lash the frighted shores.
3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws.
4. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.

Lash

Lash,. v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to uttercensure or sarcastic language.
To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice.
To lash out, to strike out wildly or furiously.

Lash

Lash, v. t. [Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See Lash, 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.

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

,. v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to uttercensure or sarcastic language.

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.

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