lash

lash ¹  (lsh)

n.

1.

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

b. A whip.

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

2. Punishment administered with a whip.

3.

a. A lacerating presence or power: the lash of conscience.

b. A caustic verbal attack.

4. An eyelash.

v. lashed, lash·ing, lash·es

v.tr.

1. To strike with or as if with a whip.

2. To strike against with force or violence: sleet lashing the roof.

3. To beat or swing rapidly: The alligator lashed its tail in the water.

4. To make a scathing oral or written attack against.

5. To drive or goad; sting: words that lashed them into action.

v.intr.

1. To move swiftly or violently; thrash: heard the snake lashing about in the leaves.

2.

a. To aim a sudden blow; strike: The mule lashed out with its hind legs.

b. To beat; flail: waves lashing at the shore.

3. To make a scathing verbal or written attack. Often used with out: lashed out at her critics during the interview.

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[Middle English, probably from lashen, to deal a blow, perhaps of imitative origin.]

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lasher n.

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lash ²  (lsh)

tr.v. lashed, lash·ing, lash·es

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

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[Middle English lashen, lasen, to lace, from Old French lachier, lacier, from Vulgar Latin *lacere, from Latin laquere, to ensnare, from laqueus, snare; see lace.]

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lasher n.

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lash¹

n

1. a sharp cutting blow from a whip or other flexible object twenty lashes was his punishment

2. the flexible end or ends of a whip

3. a cutting or hurtful blow to the feelings, as one caused by ridicule or scolding

4. a forceful beating or impact, as of wind, rain, or waves against something

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) See eyelash

have a lash (at) Austral and NZ informal to make an attempt at or take part in (something)

vb (tr)

1. to hit (a person or thing) sharply with a whip, rope, etc., esp as a punishment

2. (of rain, waves, etc.) to beat forcefully against

3. to attack with words, ridicule, etc.

4. to flick or wave sharply to and fro the restless panther lashed his tail

5. to urge or drive with or as if with a whip to lash the audience into a violent mood See also lash out

[perhaps imitative]

lasher  n

lashingly  adv

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lash²

vb

(tr) to bind or secure with rope, string, etc.

[from Old French lachier, ultimately from Latin laqueāre to ensnare, from laqueus noose]

lasher  n

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Lash of carters: a company of carters—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lash - any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids eyelash, cilium hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" eyelid, lid, palpebra - either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer"
	2.	lash - leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip thong leather strip - implement consisting of a strip of leather whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
	3.	lash - a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt" whiplash, whip blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	lash - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" flog, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" flagellate, scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" leather - whip with a leather strap horsewhip - whip with a whip intended for horses switch - flog with or as if with a flexible rod cowhide - flog with a cowhide cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails birch - whip with a birch twig
	2.	lash - lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail" sway, swing - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
	3.	lash - strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" whip strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" urticate - whip with or as with nettles
	4.	lash - bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse" tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" frap - make secure by lashing; "frap a sail" unlash - untie the lashing of; "unlash the horse"

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lash¹

verb

1. pound, beat, strike, hammer, drum, smack (dialect) The rain was absolutely lashing down.

2. censure, attack, blast, put down, criticize, slate (informal, chiefly Brit.), ridicule, scold, berate, flame (informal), castigate, lampoon, tear into (informal), flay, upbraid, satirize, lambast(e), belabour The report lashes into police commanders for failing to act on intelligence information.

3. whip, beat, thrash, birch, flog, lam (slang), scourge, chastise, lambast(e), flagellate, horsewhip They snatched up whips and lashed the backs of those who had fallen.

noun

1. whip, cane, birch, switch, crop, scourge, thong, rawhide, riding crop, horsewhip, bullwhip, knout, cat-o'-nine-tails They forced him to run while flogging him with a lash.

2. blow, hit, strike, stroke, stripe, swipe (informal) They sentenced him to five lashes for stealing a ham from his neighbour.

lash out at someone censure, attack, criticize, slate (informal, chiefly Brit.), berate, flame (informal), castigate, tear into (informal), upbraid, lambast(e) As a politician, he frequently lashed out at the press.

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lash²

verb fasten, join, tie, secure, bind, rope, strap, make fast Secure the anchor by lashing it to the rail.

Translations

lash [læʃ]

A. N

1. (= eyelash) → pestaña f

2. (= thong) → tralla f; (= whip) → látigo m; (= stroke) → latigazo m, azote m; [of tail] → coletazo m

B. VT

1. (= beat) → azotar, dar latigazos a; [+ animal] → fustigar; [rain, waves] (also lash against) → azotar
the wind lashed the trees → el viento azotaba los árboles
the wind lashed the sea into a fury → el viento encrespó con fuerza el mar
it lashed its tail → dio coletazos

2. (= tie) → atar (Naut) → trincar, amarrar (to a)

C. VI to lash about [person] → agitarse violentamente, dar bandazos
the rain lashed against the windows → la lluvia azotaba las ventanas
he lashed at the donkey → fustigaba or azotaba al burro

lash down

A. VT + ADV → sujetar con cuerdas

B. VI + ADV [rain] → caer con fuerza

lash out

A. VI + ADV

1. to lash out (with fists) → repartir golpes a diestro y siniestro; (with feet) → soltar patadas, tirar coces
to lash out at or against sb (lit, fig) → arremeter contra algn

2. (= spend) now we can really lash out → ahora podemos gastar todo lo que queramos
he lashed out and bought himself a Rolls → tiró la casa por la ventana y se compró un Rolls
I decided to lash out on a new sofa → decidí tirar la casa por la ventana con un sofá nuevo

B. VT + ADV (= spend) he had to lash out £50 → tuvo que desembolsar 50 libras

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lash [ˈlæʃ]

n

(also eyelash) → cil m
She had unusually long lashes → Elle avait des cils d'une longueur inhabituelle.

(with whip) → coup m de fouet

vt

(= beat) → fouetter

(= tie) → arrimer
to lash sth to sth → arrimer qch à qch

lash down

vt sep (on deck of ship) → arrimer

vi [rain] → tomber avec violence
It's lashing down → Il pleut à verse.

lash out

vi

(= attack) (with fists, feet, weapon) → riposter
to lash out with sth → riposter à coups de qch
Riot police fired in the air and lashed out with clubs → La police antiémeute tira en l'air et riposta à coups de matraque.
to lash out at sb (physically) → s'en prendre à qn; (verbally) → s'en prendre à qn
He seldom misses an opportunity to lash out at the media → Il rate rarement une occasion de s'en prendre aux médias.

(= spend extravagantly) → dépenser sans compter

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lash¹

n (= eyelash) → Wimper f; she fluttered her lashes at him → sie machte ihm schöne Augen

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lash²

n

(= whip) → Peitsche f; (= thong) → Schnur f

(= stroke: as punishment) → (Peitschen)schlag m

(= lashing, of tail) → Schlagen nt; (of waves, rain) → Peitschen nt

(fig) → Schärfe f; the lash of her tongue → ihre scharfe Zunge

vt

(= beat) → peitschen; (as punishment) → auspeitschen; (hail, rain, waves) → peitschen gegen; tail → schlagen mit; the wind lashed the sea into a fury → wütend peitschte der Wind die See; the cow lashed the flies with its tail → die Kuh schlug mit ihrem Schwanz nach den Fliegen; to lash the crowd into a fury → die Menge aufpeitschen

(fig: = criticize) → heruntermachen (inf), → abkanzeln

(= tie) → festbinden (→ to an +dat); to lash something together → etw zusammenbinden

vi to lash against → peitschen gegen

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lash [læʃ]

1. n

a. (also eye lash) → ciglio

b. (thong) → laccio (di cuoio); (stroke) → frustata, colpo di frusta; (of tail) → colpo

2. vt

a. (beat) → frustare; (subj, rain, waves) (also lash against) → picchiare (contro), sbattere (contro)
the wind lashed the sea into a fury → il vento ha trasformato il mare in una furia

b. (esp Naut) (tie) → legare

lash down

1. vt + adv → assicurare (con corde)

2. vi + adv (rain) → scrosciare

lash out vi + adv

a. to lash out (at or against sb/sth) → menare colpi (contro qn/a qc) (fig) → attaccare violentemente (qn/qc), inveire (contro qn/qc)

b. (fam) to lash out (on sth) (spend) → spendere un sacco di soldi (per qc)

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lash [læʃ]

1. n

a. (also eye lash) → ciglio

b. (thong) → laccio (di cuoio); (stroke) → frustata, colpo di frusta; (of tail) → colpo

2. vt

a. (beat) → frustare; (subj, rain, waves) (also lash against) → picchiare (contro), sbattere (contro)
the wind lashed the sea into a fury → il vento ha trasformato il mare in una furia

b. (esp Naut) (tie) → legare

lash down

1. vt + adv → assicurare (con corde)

2. vi + adv (rain) → scrosciare

lash out vi + adv

a. to lash out (at or against sb/sth) → menare colpi (contro qn/a qc) (fig) → attaccare violentemente (qn/qc), inveire (contro qn/qc)

b. (fam) to lash out (on sth) (spend) → spendere un sacco di soldi (per qc)

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lash

n lash [lӕʃ]

1 an eyelash She looked at him through her thick lashes. ooghaar هُدْب العَيْن мигла řasa øjenvippe die Wimper βλεφαρίδα pestaña silmaripse مژه ripsi cil רִיס कोड़ा trepavica szempilla bulu mata augnhár ciglio まつ毛 속눈썹 blakstiena skropsta bulu mata wimper øyenvipp rzęsa pestana geană ресница riasa trepalnica trepavica ögonfrans ขนตา kirpik 眼睫毛 вія پلک lông my 眼睫毛

2 a stroke with a whip etc The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment. sweepslag ضَرْبَة بالسَّوْط удар с камшик rána bičem piskeslag der (Peitschen-, etc.)Hieb χτύπημα με μαστίγιο latigazo, azote piitsahoop شلاق ruoskanisku coup de fouet הַצלָפָה कोड़े लगाना udarac bičem ostorcsapás cambukan svipuhögg frustata むち打ち 채찍으로 한 번 때리기 rimbo kirtis (pletnes, pātagas) sitiens; cirtiens sebatan zweepslag piskeslag bat chicotada lovitură (de bici) удар плетью rana bičom udarec z bičem udarac bičem rapp หวด kamçı darbesi 鞭打 удар батогом کوڑے کی مار cái quất 鞭打

3 a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip a whip with a long, thin lash. sweep مِجْلَدَه въже на камшик řemínek piskesnert; snert die Peitschenschnur μαστίγιο látigo piug تسمه siima lanière שוֹט चाबुक bič ostor ujung cambuk svipuól frustino むちひも 채찍끈 botagas, rimbas pletne; (pātagas) aukla, siksna tali sebat; cemeti zweepkoord piskesnert rzemień chicote curea (de bici) плеть remienok jermen bič snärt, tafs แส้ kamçı ipi 鞭子 батіг, канчук کوڑا cái roi 鞭子

v

1 to strike with a lash He lashed the horse with his whip. slaan يَضْرِب، بِشِدَّه шибам bičovat, šlehat slå peitschen μαστιγώνω dar latigazos, azotar piitsutama شلاق زدن ruoskia fouetter לְהַצלִיף कोडे़ लगाना bičevati (meg)korbácsol melecut hÿða; berja áfram frustare むちで打つ 채찍질하다 čaižyti, pliekti pātagot; sist (ar pletni) menyebat geselen piske smagać chicotear a (se) agita хлестать bičovať bičati šibati piska หวด kamçılamak 鞭打 хльостати, батожити کوڑے مارنا quất 鞭打

2 to fasten with a rope or cord All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship. vasbind يَرْبِط بِحَبْل затягам přivázat surre fast festzurren δένω με σκοινί atar, amarrar siduma طناب پیچ کردن köyttää attacher לִקשוֹר कस कर बांधना uučvrstiti užetom megköt mengikat binda legare, assicurare くくりつける 끈으로 묶다 pririšti piestiprināt; piesiet mengikat vastsnoeren surre (fast) przywiązać amarrar a lega привязывать priviazať privezati privezati surra ผูก iple sıkıca bağlamak 用繩捆綁 зв'язувати رسی سے باندھنا buộc; trói 用绳捆绑

3 to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail) The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side. raps يَتَحَرَّك كالسَّوْط шибам mrskat slå med; slå peitschen κουνάω εδώ κι εκεί, τινάζω απότομα sacudir vehkima با سرعت حرکت کردن heilautus fouetter לְהַצלִיף शीघ्रता से हिलाना mlatiti (bič) csapkod melecutkan sveifla sferzare, agitarsi 振る 몸부림치며 뒹굴다 mosikuoti (par asti) kulstīt; mētāt melibas zwiepen piske, slå wywijać, machać sacudir a (se) agita бить хвостом šibať švrkati mlatiti slå, piska กระดิก şiddetle çarpmak/vurmak (動物)猛烈地甩動(尾巴) махати اچانک حرکت کرنا quật （动物）猛烈地甩动（尾巴）

4 (of rain) to come down very heavily. woes يَهْطُلُ بِشِدَّه удрям padat v proudech piske ned prasseln πέφτω με δύναμη (για βροχή) azotar (sadada) kallama تازیانه وار باران زدن piestä tomber à verse לְהַצלִיף बारिश इत्यादि का जोर से टकराना padati (kiša) zuhog lebat hellirigna piovere a dirotto 降り注ぐ (바람, 비 등이) 세차게 부딪다 prapliupti, pratrūkti (par lietu) gāzties menghempas-hempas striemen hølje ned lunąć açoitar a ră­păi хлестать šľahať liti pljuštati spöregna ตกหนัก şiddetle yağmak (雨水)傾盆而下 періщити, сікти زور سے بہنا یا برسنا mưa nặng hạt （雨水）倾盆而下

lash out

to hit out violently He lashed out with his fists. hard slaan يَهْجِمُ بِعُنْف блъскам bít kolem sebe lange ud ausschlagen χτυπώ με μανία, επιτίθεμαι arremeter lajatama با خشونت زدن huitaista donner de violents coups à לְהִתנַפֵּל על- फटकारना jako udarati odavág memukul ráðast á; lemja picchiare 激しく打つ 세게 치다 pulti mesties virsū menyerang heftig slaan lange ut, slå brutalt walić dokoła siebie atacar a lovi cu violenţă сильно ударить biť okolo seba tolči okrog sebe mlatarati slå vilt omkring sig ตีอย่างรุนแรง şiddetle vurmak 猛擊 накинутися غصے میں بھر کر بولنا یا مارنا đánh 痛打