lash (Meaning)
lash (n)
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
lash (v)
beat severely with a whip or rod
lash or flick about sharply
strike as if by whipping
bind with a rope, chain, or cord
lash (n.)
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; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
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.
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 (v. t.)
To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
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.
To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of lash
Synonyms:
- bastinado
- uppercut
- thrashing
- bludgeoning
- knockout
- pummelling
- larrup
- whip
- cruncher
- hammering
- roundhouse
- whipping
- pasting
- one-two
- shiver
- counterstroke
- pummeling
- sucker punch
- counterblow
- knockdown
- counterpunch
- drubbing
- counter
- flogging
- left
- right
- battering
- cudgeling
- cudgelling
- rabbit punch
- KO
- sidewinder
- body blow
Antonyms:
lash Sentence Examples
- I inadvertently caught my brother's eye with a lash of my whip.
- The boxer swayed to the left to evade his opponent's lash.
- The thunderstorm lashed the island with heavy rain and strong winds.
- The lash of the whip echoed through the air, cutting through the silence.
- She lay on the bed, her long lashes fluttering gently against her cheeks.
- The lash of her hair whipped across her face, obscuring her vision.
- I blinked rapidly, my eyelashes fanning out like tiny feathers.
- The lash of the waves against the shore was both beautiful and terrifying.
- We were at the mercy of the storm, lashed to our beds by the hurricane-force winds.
- The sound of lashing rain against the windowpane was a soothing lullaby.
FAQs About the word lash
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids, leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip, a quick blow delivered with a whip
stroke,blow, poke, slap, slam, pound, thump, whack, beat, bang
undo, untie,unleash, untie, undo, unleash, unstrap, disentangle, untwist, unstrap
I inadvertently caught my brother's eye with a lash of my whip.
The boxer swayed to the left to evade his opponent's lash.
The thunderstorm lashed the island with heavy rain and strong winds.
The lash of the whip echoed through the air, cutting through the silence.
