lash
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/læʃ/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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.“The culprit received thirty-nine lashes.”
- A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
verb
- 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.
- To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
- To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
verb
- To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.“lash a pack on a horse's back”
adjective
- Remiss, lax.
- Relaxed.
- Soft, watery, wet.
- Excellent, wonderful“That Chinese (food) was lash!”
Related words
Synonyms
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