Definition of lash Lash

/læˈʃ/ - [latsh] - lash

We found 45 definitions of lash from 8 different sources.

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What does lash mean?

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Noun

Plural: lashes

lash - leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
  thong
  leather strip implement consisting of a strip of leather
  whip a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"
lash - a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"
  whip, whiplash
  blow forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
lash - any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
  eyelash, cilium
  hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism
  eyelid, palpebra, lid either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer"

Verb

lashes, lashing, lashed  

lash - bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"
  unlash untie the lashing of; "unlash the horse"
  tie, bind form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
  frap take up the slack of; "frap a rope"
lash - lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"
  sway, swing alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
lash - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
  flog, welt, whip, lather, slash, strap, trounce
  work over, beat up, beat gather; "drum up support"
  flagellate, scourge whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
  leather whip with a leather strap
  horsewhip whip with a whip intended for horses
  switch make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
  cowhide flog with a cowhide
  cat beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
  birch whip with a birch twig
lash - strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
  whip
  strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
  urticate whip with or as with nettles
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • lash (Noun)
    The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
  • lash (Noun)
    A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
  • lash (Noun)
    A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.
  • lash (Noun)
    A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
  • lash (Noun)
    A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
  • lash (Noun)
    In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
  • lash (Verb)
    To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
  • lash (Verb)
    To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
  • lash (Verb)
    To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
  • lash (Verb)
    To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity.
  • lash (Verb)
    To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
  • lash (Verb)
    To ply the whip; to strike.
  • lash (Verb)
    To utter censure or sarcastic language.
  • lash (Verb)
    To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down .
  • lash (Adjective)
    Remiss, lax.
  • lash (Adjective)
    Relaxed.
  • lash (Adjective)
    Soft, watery, wet.
  • lash (Adjective)
    excellent, wonderful.
  • lash (Adjective)
    Drunk.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • lash (n.)
    The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
  • lash (n.)
    A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
  • lash (n.)
    A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
  • lash (n.)
    A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
  • lash (n.)
    A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
  • lash (n.)
    In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
  • lash (v. t.)
    To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
  • lash (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.
  • lash (v. t.)
    To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
  • lash (v. t.)
    To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.
  • lash (v. i.)
    To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
  • 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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • lash
    To beat severely with a whip or rod.
  • lash
    One of the hairs that grows on the eyelid, around the eyes.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • lash
    lash, n. a thong or cord: the flexible part of a whip: a stroke with a whip or anything pliant: a stroke of satire, a sharp retort: a beating or dashing: an eyelash.—v.t. to strike with a lash: to dash against: to fasten or secure with a rope or cord: to censure severely: to scourge with sarcasm or satire.—v.i. to use the whip.—n. Lash′er, one who lashes or whips: a rope for binding one thing to another; Lash′ing, act of whipping: a rope for making things fast: a great plenty of anything—esp. in pl.—Lash out, to kick out, as a horse: to break out recklessly. [M. E. lasshe; Dut. lasch, Ger. lasche, a joint.]
  • lash
    lash, adj. (obs.) slow, slack: soft: insipid.—n. Lash′er, the slack water collected above a weir in a river. [M. E. lasche, slack—O. Fr. lasche (Fr. lâche, cowardly)—L. laxus, lax.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • lash
    A string, or small cord, forming the boatswain's cat.--To lash or lace. To bind anything with a rope or line.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • lash
    To tie or bind with a rope or cord; to secure or fasten by a string.

Part of speech

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  • lash, verb, present, 1st person singular of lash (infinitive).
  • lash, verb (infinitive).
  • lash, noun, singular of lashes.

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