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lash
(l/&//S/ )

noun (n)

  • any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    cilium, eyelash
    source: wordnet30
  • leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    thong
    source: wordnet30
  • a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    whip, whiplash
    source: wordnet30
  • The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • beat severely with a whip or rod(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • lash or flick about sharply(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The lion lashed its tail.
    source: wordnet30
  • strike as if by whipping(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    whip
    source: wordnet30
  • bind with a rope, chain, or cord(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Lash the horse.
    Antonym:
    unlash
    source: wordnet30
  • To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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