Lash

Word LASH
Character 4
Hyphenation lash
Pronunciations /læʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Lash"

What do we mean by lash?

To secure or bind, as with a rope, cord, or chain. transitive verb

A stroke or blow with or as if with a whip. noun

A whip. noun

The flexible portion of a whip, such as a plait or thong. noun

Punishment administered with a whip. noun

A lacerating presence or power. noun

A caustic verbal attack. noun

An eyelash. noun

To strike with or as if with a whip. intransitive verb

To strike against with force or violence. intransitive verb

To beat or swing rapidly. intransitive verb

To make a scathing oral or written attack against. intransitive verb

To drive or goad; sting. intransitive verb

To move swiftly or violently; thrash. intransitive verb

To aim a sudden blow; strike. intransitive verb

To beat; flail. intransitive verb

To make a scathing verbal or written attack. Often used with out. intransitive verb

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

A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.

A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.

In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lash

The word "lash" in example sentences

I guess (even though it is hypothetical) one relation we would have to worry about is some sort of stupid political back lash from the right-wing bigots. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lily Burana is as American as apple pie, dazzling as a Fourth of July firecracker, and smarter than a lash from a Senate Majority whip. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That this play, with its strong plea for social housing, should arrive at the National in a week when affordable accommodation came under the government's lash, is tremendous. ❋ Susannah Clapp (2010)

Occasional bouts of cool rain lash the Gulf of Mexico coast. ❋ Unknown (2006)

They had eaten a pair of Perrault's moose-hide moccasins, chunks out of the leather traces, and even two feet of lash from the end of Francois's whip. ❋ Unknown (1903)

The next line is inharmonious in its sound, and mean in its conception; the opposition is obvious, and the word lash used absolutely, and without any modification, is gross and improper. ❋ Johnson, Samuel (1891)

The tube is labeled Lash Stiletto, where the word lash is capitalized and Stiletto in cursive. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Republicans can say whatever the f**k they want and get a little back-lash from the media but ultimately no actual repercussions but Democrats have to watch their every word. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Don’t be suprised folks if there is a back lash by the Right against this back lash from the Left. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I’d guess that much of the Web 2.0 back­lash is a reac­tion to the pre-fab*, life­less aes­thetic it’s spawned. ❋ Unknown (2005)

A born lover of freedom, as surely as were Robert Bruce, Oliver Cromwell, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Simon Bolivar, and Garibaldi, he experienced what none of these patriots had, namely, the lash of the slave whip. ❋ J. A. Rogers (1947)

The chain which is used on almost every make of machine cannot be considered perfect; it is, on the whole, a dirty and noisy contrivance, giving rise to friction where the links take and leave the teeth of the pulleys; stretching, or rather lengthening, by wear, and, finally, allowing back lash, which is most unpleasant. ❋ Various (N/A)

The lash was the common punishment; but for certain crimes they were to be branded in the forehead, and sometimes were forced to carry a piece of wood round their necks, wherever they went, which was called _furca_; and whoever had been subjected to the punishment was ever afterwards called _furcifer_. ❋ Charles K. Dillaway (N/A)

Holding this view strongly, I open the ordinary humanitarian books or papers and I find a phrase like this, "The lash is a relic of barbarism." ❋ Unknown (1905)

The lash was his taskmaster, and from him he received no view of the dignity of labor. ❋ John Wesley Edward (1896)

Others go even further, and as experience has shown that the native does not fear imprisonment as a penalty for leaving his work, desire the infliction of another punishment which he does fear -- that is, the lash. ❋ James Bryce Bryce (1880)

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