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lash¹ Definition

lash (las̸h)

noun

  1. a whip, esp. the flexible striking part as distinguished from the handle
  2. a stroke with or as with a whip; switch
  3. a sharp, censuring or rebuking remark
  4. an eyelash

Etymology: ME lassche < the v.

transitive verb

  1. to strike or drive with or as with a lash; flog
  2. to swing or move quickly or angrily; switch the cat lashed her tail
  3. to strike with great force; dash against waves lashed the cliffs
  4. to attack violently in words; censure or rebuke
  5. to incite by appealing to the emotions to lash a crowd into a frenzy of anger

Etymology: ME laschen < ?

intransitive verb

  1. to move quickly or violently; switch
  2. to make strokes with or as with a whip

lash¹ Related Forms
lasher noun
lash¹ Idioms

lash out

  1. to strike out violently
  2. to speak angrily or in bitter criticism
lash² Definition

lash (las̸h)

transitive verb

to fasten or tie with a rope, etc.

Etymology: ME lashen < OFr lachier, var. of lacier: see lace

lash Synonyms

lash

n.

cane, thong, rod; see beat 2.

lash Synonyms

lash

v.

  1. To whip

    cane, scourge, strap; see beat 2.

  2. To tie up

    bind, fasten, truss; see bind 1.

lash Usage Examples

Object

  • pullers: Possibly bad foods: For lash pullers, Vitamin D enriched milk products.
  • rain: Vertical, lashing rain with a dash of howling wind thrown in for good measure.
  • ball: He lashed the ball into the net with Collinge in the home goal having no chance at all.
  • shot: Darren Bent lashes home fierce shot from the right edge of the box 1-0 43 mins: GOAL!
  • rod: The netting can be joined to the line wires either by rings or lashing rods.
  • coast: In Autumn many migratory birds use Bryher as a resting place and gales frequently lash the western coast making Hell Bay an awe-inspiring sight.

Converse of object

  • receive: The charge being part proved they were each sentenced to receive 200 lashes.

Adjective modifier

  • thick: In silence, in tears looming ( tears that hang from long, thick lashes ), there is beauty.
  • false: A great pair of English retro vintage false eye lashes.
  • dark: Dark lashes stood out against the pallor, tiny, like ladybird legs.
  • long: I saw her closed lids; their long lashes now gray.
  • black: His beautiful blue eyes, lined with black lashes, were raised.

Modifying Another Word

  • securely: All acting heads of state get their own throne, although each is personally responsible for securely lashing it to the sacred islet.
  • together: These were two canoes lashed together which could hold up to fifty men.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • out: We will no longer lash out against our machines.
  • down: To make matters worse, the rain was now lashing down.

Preposition: with

  • rope: If neither are available, make an anchor of metal pins lashed together with rope.

Noun used with modifier

  • eye: A great pair of English retro vintage false eye lashes.

Preposition: by

  • rain: The entire area was lashed by rain for up to 4 hours yesterday.
  • wind: My body was being lashed by a cold wind that smelled of burning leaves.
lash Quotes

Look at me! Look at myarm!† I have plowed, and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head meöand ar'n't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man (when I could get it), and bear de lash as wellöand ar'n't I a woman? I have borne thirteenchilernandseen'emmos'allsoldoff intoslavery, and when I cried out with a mother's grief, none but Jesus heardöand ar'n't I a woman?

—Truth, Sojourner ne¤  e Isabella

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