lash

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lash

The cat's tail began to lash back and forth.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A quick, sharp blow or stroke delivered with a whip or a similar flexible object: The "lash" is the impact itself.
    • The flexible part of a whip, typically a strip of leather or cord: The "lash" is the striking end of the whip.
    • An eyelash; one of the short hairs growing on the edge of an eyelid.

  2. Verb:

    • To strike or beat with or as if with a whip: To deliver a sharp, swift blow.
    • To move or strike with a sudden, violent, whipping motion: To move quickly and forcefully like a whip.
    • To attack verbally with harsh criticism; to censure severely: To criticize someone fiercely.
    • To bind or fasten securely with a rope, cord, or chain.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The pirate felt the cruel lash of the captain's whip.
    • He repaired the worn lash of his old bullwhip.
    • She applied mascara to her long, dark lashes.

  • Verb (to strike/move):

    • The storm lashed the coastline with heavy rain and wind.
    • The cat's tail lashed back and forth in anger.
    • The critic lashed the director's new film, calling it a complete failure.

  • Verb (to bind):

    • We need to lash these logs together to build a raft.
Advanced Usage

  • "to lash out": To suddenly attack someone or something physically or verbally.

    • Feeling cornered, he lashed out at his critics.
    • The wounded animal lashed out at anyone who came near.

  • "to lash something down": To secure something tightly with ropes or cords.

    • Make sure you lash the cargo down before we set sail.
Variants and Related Words
  • Eyelash (n): A single hair on the edge of the eyelid. (A common compound form of the noun "lash").
  • Lashing (n): 1. A beating with a whip. 2. A cord or rope used for binding.
    • The prisoner received twenty lashings.
    • We need more lashings to secure the tent.
Synonyms
  • Verb (strike): Whip, flog, beat, thrash.
  • Verb (criticize): Berate, castigate, lambaste, scold.
  • Verb (bind): Bind, tie, fasten, secure.
  • Noun (blow): Stroke, strike, blow.
  • Noun (eyelash): Cilium (technical term).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Lash out (at): To make a sudden, angry attack (physical or verbal) against someone or something.
    • She lashed out at her brother for breaking her phone.
  • Lash down: To tie something very securely to prevent movement.
    • The sailors lashed down the lifeboats during the storm.
Related Idioms
  • On the lash (informal, chiefly British): Engaged in a session of heavy drinking.
    • They went out on the lash to celebrate.
  • Under the lash: Subject to severe criticism or punishment.
    • The government has come under the lash from opposition parties.
lash

The cat's tail began to lash back and forth.

Noun
  1. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
    • the whip raised a red welt
  2. leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
  3. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
Verb
  1. bind with a rope, chain, or cord
    • lash the horse
  2. strike as if by whipping
    • The curtain whipped her face
  3. lash or flick about sharply
    • The lion lashed its tail
  4. beat severely with a whip or rod
    • The teacher often flogged the students
    • The children were severely trounced

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