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 ¹

Noun

1. an eyelash

2. a sharp cutting blow from a whip

3. the flexible end of a whip

Verb

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

2. (of rain or waves) to beat forcefully against

3. to attack (someone) with words of ridicule or scolding

4. to flick or wave sharply to and fro: his tail lashing in irritation

5. to urge as with a whip: to lash the audience into a violent mood

See also lash out [perhaps imitative]

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lash ²

Verb

to bind or secure with rope, string, or cord [Latin laqueus noose]

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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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lash ¹

verb 1. pound, beat, strike, hammer, drum, smack (dialect)

verb 2. censure, attack, blast, put down, criticize, slate (informal), chiefly Brit. ridicule, scold, berate, castigate, lampoon, tear into (informal) flay, upbraid, satirize, lambast(e), belabour

verb 3. whip, beat, thrash, birch, flog, lam (slang) scourge, chastise, lambast(e), flagellate, horsewhip

noun 4. blow, hit, strike, stroke, stripe, swipe (informal)

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lash ²

verb fasten, join, tie, secure, bind, rope, strap, make fast

Translations

lash [læʃ] n → latigazo;

(punishment) → azote m (also: eyelash) → pestaña

vt → azotar (= tie); atar

lash down vt → sujetar con cuerdas

vi [rain] → caer a trombas

lash out vi (col) (= spend); gastar a la loca;

to lash out at or against sb (fig) → lanzar invectivas contra algn

lash [læʃ] n → coup m de fouet;

(also: eyelash) → cil m

vt → fouetter (= tie); attacher

lash down vt → attacher; amarrer; arrimer

vi [rain] → tomber avec violence

lash out vi to lash out (at or against sb/sth) → attaquer violemment (qn/qch);

to lash out (on sth) (inf) (= spend); se fendre (de qch)

lash [læʃ] n (also: eyelash) → Wimper f (= blow with whip); Peitschenhieb m

vt → peitschen; [rain, wind] → peitschen gegen (= tie);

to lash to → festbinden an +dat;

to lash together → zusammenbinden

lash down lash vt → festbinden

vi [rain] → niederprasseln

lash out lash vi → um sich schlagen;

to lash out at sb → auf jdn losschlagen;

to lash out at or against sb lash (= criticize); gegen jdn wettern

lash [læʃ] n → frustata;

(also: eyelash) → ciglio

vt → frustare (= tie); legare

lash down vt → assicurare (con corde)

vi [rain] → scrosciare

lash out vi to lash out (at or against sb/sth) → attaccare violentemente (qn/qc);

to lash out (on sth) (col) (= 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.ooghaarهُدْب العَيْنмиглаřasaøjenvippedie Wimperβλεφαρίδαpestañasilmaripseمژهripsicilרִיסकोड़ाtrepavicaszempillabulu mataaugnhárciglioまつ毛속눈썹blakstienaskropstabulu matawimperøyenvipprzęsapestanageanăресницаriasatrepalnicatrepavicaögonfransขนตาkirpik眼睫毛віяپلکlông my眼睫毛

2 a stroke with a whip etc The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.sweepslagضَرْبَة بالسَّوْطудар с камшикrána bičempiskeslagder (Peitschen-, etc.)Hiebχτύπημα με μαστίγιοlatigazo, azotepiitsahoopشلاقraipaniskucoup de fouetהַצלָפָהकोड़े लगानाudarac bičemostorcsapáscambukansvipuhöggfrustataむち打ち채찍으로 때리는 형벌rimbo kirtis(pletnes, pātagas) sitiens; cirtienssebatanzweepslagpiskeslagbatchicotadalovitură (de bici)удар плетьюrana bičomudarec z bičemudarac bičemrappหวดkamçı darbesi鞭打удар батогомکوڑے کی مارcái quất鞭打

3 a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip a whip with a long, thin lash.sweepمِجْلَدَهвъже на камшикřemínekpiskesnert; snertdie Peitschenschnurμαστίγιοlátigopiugتسمهpiiskan siimalanièreשוֹטचाबुकbičostorujung cambuksvipuólfrustinoむちひも채찍botagas, rimbaspletne; (pātagas) aukla, siksnatali sebat; cemetizweepkoordpiskesnertrzemieńchicotecurea (de bici)плетьremienokjermenbičsnärt, tafsแส้kamçı ipi鞭子батіг, канчукکوڑاcái roi鞭子

v

1 to strike with a lash He lashed the horse with his whip.slaanيَضْرِب، بِشِدَّهшибамbičovat, šlehatslåpeitschenμαστιγώνωdar latigazos, azotarpiitsutamaشلاق زدنruoskiafouetterלְהַצלִיףकोडे़ लगानाbičevati(meg)korbácsolmelecuthÿða; berja áframfrustareむちで打つ채찍으로 때리다čaižyti, pliektipātagot; sist (ar pletni)menyebatgeselenpiskesmagaćchicoteara (se) agitaхлестатьbičovaťbičatišibatipiskaหวดkamçılamak鞭打хльостати, батожитиکوڑے مارناquất鞭打

2 to fasten with a rope or cord All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.vasbindيَرْبِط بِحَبْلзатягамpřivázatsurre fastfestzurrenδένω με σκοινίatar, amarrarsidumaطناب پیچ کردنköyttääattacherלִקשוֹרकस कर बांधनाuučvrstiti užetommegkötmengikatbindalegare, assicurareくくりつける세차게 때리다pririštipiestiprināt; piesietmengikatvastsnoerensurre (fast)przywiązaćamarrara legaпривязыватьpriviazaťprivezatiprivezatisurraผูกiple sıkıca bağlamak用繩捆綁зв'язуватиرسی سے باندھناbuộc; 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.rapsيَتَحَرَّك كالسَّوْطшибамmrskatslå med; slåpeitschenεδώ κι εκεί κουνάω, τινάζω απότομαsacudirvehkimaبا سرعت حرکت کردنviuhtoafouetterלְהַצלִיףशीघ्रता से हिलानाmlatiti (bič)csapkodmelecutkansveiflasferzare, agitarsi振る통렬히 비난하다, 빈정대다mosikuoti(par asti) kulstīt; mētātmelibaszwiepenpiske, slåwywijać, machaćsacudira (se) agitaбить хвостомšibaťšvrkatimlatitislå, piskaกระดิกşiddetle çarpmak/vurmak(動物)猛烈地甩動(尾巴)махатиاچانک حرکت کرناquật（动物）猛烈地甩动（尾巴）

4 (of rain) to come down very heavily. woesيَهْطُلُ بِشِدَّهудрямpadat v proudechpiske nedprasselnπέφτω με δύναμη (για βροχή)azotar(sadada) kallamaتازیانه وار باران زدنsataa kaatamallatomber à verseלְהַצלִיףबारिश इत्यादि का जोर से टकरानाpadati (kiša)zuhoglebathellirignapiovere a dirotto降り注ぐ(꼬리 등을) 흔들다prapliupti, pratrūkti(par lietu) gāztiesmenghempas-hempasstriemenhølje nedlunąćaçoitara ră­păiхлестатьšľahaťlitipljuštatispöregnaตกหนักşiddetle yağmak(雨水)傾盆而下періщити, сіктиزور سے بہنا یا برسناmưa nặng hạt（雨水）倾盆而下

lash out

to hit out violently He lashed out with his fists.hard slaanيَهْجِمُ بِعُنْفблъскамbít kolem sebelange udausschlagenχτυπώ με μανία, επιτίθεμαιarremeterlajatamaبا خشونت زدنsivaltaadonner de violents coups àלְהִתנַפֵּל על-फटकारनाjako udaratiodavágmemukulráðast á; lemjapicchiare激しく打つ세게 치다pultimesties virsūmenyerangheftig slaanlange ut, slå brutaltwalić dokoła siebieatacara lovi cu violenţăсильно ударитьbiť okolo sebatolči okrog sebemlataratislå vilt omkring sigตีอย่างรุนแรงşiddetle vurmak猛擊накинутисяغصے میں بھر کر بولنا یا مارناđánh痛打