lashes

Noun

lashes noun

1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.“The culprit received thirty-nine lashes.”
4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

Verb

lashes verb

1. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
2. To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
4. To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.

lashes verb

1. To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.“lash a pack on a horse's back”