lash
/læʃ/noun, verb1 syllable
Lash means: beat severely with a whip or rod.
Synonyms for lash26
noun, as in any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
noun, as in a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
noun, as in leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
verb, as in strike as if by whipping
Opposites of lash
What does lash mean?7
verb
beat severely with a whip or rod“The teacher often flogged the students”
strike as if by whipping“The curtain whipped her face”
lash or flick about sharply“The lion lashed its tail”
bind with a rope, chain, or cord“lash the horse”
noun
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object“the whip raised a red welt”
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with lash?19
Lash in a sentence
- The day after our night on the lash, we felt awful.sundown
- As a punishment, you will receive fifty lashes.AlanF_US
- Sonia was a cute little brunette, with soft eyes, shadowed by long lashes.Eccles17
- Don't lash out at me just because my brother treated you badly.CK
- The sea waves lash incessantly against the cliffs.sundown
- Why does she apply olive oil on her lashes?mervert1
- He had handsome dark eyes with long lashes.AlanF_US
- He was sentenced to thirty lashes for committing adultery.Topkek
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of lash
as a noun
- plural
- lashes
as a verb
- past tense
- lashed
- present participle
- lashing
- third-person singular
- lashes
- past participle
- lashed