lash

1. n. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. Source: opted

2. n. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. Source: opted

3. n. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes. Source: opted

4. n. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. Source: opted

5. n. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. Source: opted

6. n. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure. Source: opted

7. v. t. To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. Source: opted

8. v. t. To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail. Source: opted

9. v. t. To throw out with a jerk or quickly. Source: opted

10. v. t. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice. Source: opted

11. v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language. Source: opted

12. n. 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. Source: opted

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