lash
[noun]
Synonyms:
- blow, hit, stripe, stroke, swipe (informal)
[verb]
Synonyms:
- whip, beat, birch, flog, scourge, thrash
- pound, beat, buffet, dash, drum, hammer, smack, strike
- scold, attack, blast, censure, criticize, put down, slate (informal, chiefly Brit.), tear into (informal), upbraid
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[verb]
fasten, bind, make fast, secure, strap, tie

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. lash¹ /læʃ/ verb
[Sense 1: Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: lacier, from Latin laqueus; ⇒ lace¹]
[Sense 2-5: Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from the sound of a sudden sharp hit]

1. TIE [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to tie something tightly to something else with a rope Synonym : bind
lash something to something
The oars were lashed to the sides of the boat.

2. WIND/RAIN/SEA [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] if the wind, sea etc lashes something, it hits it with violent force:
Giant waves lashed the sea wall.
lash against/down/across
The wind lashed violently against the door.

3. HIT [transitive] to hit a person or animal very hard with a whip, stick etc:
Oliver lashed the horses to go faster.

4. TAIL [intransitive and transitive] if an animal lashes its tail, or if its tail lashes, it moves it from side to side quickly and strongly, especially because it is angry

5. CRITICIZE [intransitive and transitive] to criticize someone angrily – used especially in newspapers:
Democrats lashed Republican plans, calling them extreme.
lash back
Gallins lashed back at those who accused him of corruption.
lash out phrasal verb

1. to suddenly speak angrily to someone or criticize someone angrily
lash out at
Olson lashed out at the media.

2. to try to hit someone with a series of violent uncontrolled movements
lash out at
She would suddenly lash out at other children.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. lash² noun [countable]

1. a hit with a whip, especially as a punishment:
They were each given fifty lashes.

2. [usually plural] one of the hairs that grow around the edges of your eyes Synonym : eyelash

3. a sudden or violent movement like that of a whip:
With a lash of its tail, the lion sprang at its prey.

4. the thin piece of leather at the end of a whip

5. on the lash British English informal drinking a lot of alcohol in pubs or bars:
We went out on the lash last night.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

lash
noun
ADJ. bottom, lower | long, thick
VERB + LASH bat, flutter She batted her lashes flirtatiously.
lower She lowered her lashes in sudden embarrassment.
LASH + VERB flicker, flutter Her lashes flickered and I knew she was lying.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

lash
læʃ
See: tongue lashing

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

L.A.S.H.
Lighter aboard ship

[TahlilGaran] Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary ▲

LASH
Lighter aboard ship

[TahlilGaran] Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary ▲