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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LASH, n.
1. The thong or braided cord of a whip.
I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.
2. A leash or string.
3. A stroke with a whip, or any thing pliant and tough. The culprit was whipped thirty nine lashes.
4. A stroke of satire; a sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain.
The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well.
LASH, v.t.
1. To strike with a lash or any thing pliant; to whip or scourge.
We lash the pupil and defraud the ward.
2. To throw up with a sudden jerk.
He falls; and lashing up his heels, his rider throws.
3. To beat, as with something loose; to dash against.
And big waves lash the frighted shores -
4. To tie or bind with a rope or cord; to secure or fasten by a string; as, to lash any thing to a mast or to a yard; to lash a trunk on a coach.
5. To satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.
LASH, v.i. To ply the whip; to strike at.
To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice.
To lash out, is to be extravagant or unruly.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [syn: eyelash, lash, cilium]
2: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn: lash, thong]
3: a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt" [syn: whip, lash, whiplash] v
1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce]
2: lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"
3: strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" [syn: whip, lash]
4: bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse" [ant: unlash]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to move violently or suddenly ; dash 2. to thrash or beat violently <rain lashed at the windowpanes> 3. to make a verbal attack or retort — usually used with out transitive verb 1. a. to whip or fling about violently <the big cat lashed its tail about threateningly> b. to strike or beat with or as if with a whip <waves lashed the shore> 2. a. to assail with stinging words b. drive, whip <lashed them into a fury with his fiery speech> • lasher noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a stroke with or as if with a whip (2) the flexible part of a whip; also whip b. punishment by whipping 2. a beating, whipping, or driving force 3. a stinging rebuke 4. eyelash 5. the clearance or play between adjacent movable mechanical parts III. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English lasschyn to lace, from Anglo-French lacer, lasser — more at lace Date: 1624 to bind with or as if with a line • lasher noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make a sudden whiplike movement with a limb or flexible instrument. 2 tr. beat with a whip, rope, etc. 3 intr. pour or rush with great force. 4 intr. (foll. by at, against) strike violently. 5 tr. castigate in words. 6 tr. urge on as with a lash. 7 tr. (foll. by down, together, etc.) fasten with a cord, rope, etc. 8 tr. (of rain, wind, etc.) beat forcefully upon. --n. 1 a a sharp blow made by a whip, rope, etc. b (prec. by the) punishment by beating with a whip etc. 2 the flexible end of a whip. 3 (usu. in pl.) an eyelash. Phrases and idioms: lash out 1 speak or hit out angrily. 2 spend money extravagantly, be lavish. lash-up a makeshift or improvised structure or arrangement. Derivatives: lasher n. lashingly adv. (esp. in senses 4-5 of v.). lashless adj. Etymology: ME: prob. imit.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lash Lash (l[a^]sh), n. [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.] 1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. --Addison. 2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. [Obs.] 3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes. 4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well. --L'Estrange. 5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. 6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lash Lash (l[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lashng.] 1. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. --Dryden. 2. 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. And big waves lash the frighted shores. --Dryden. 3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly. He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws. --Dryden. 4. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lash Lash, v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language. To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. --Dryden. To lash out, to strike out wildly or furiously.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lash Lash, v. t. [Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See Lash, 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(lashes, lashing, lashed) 1. Your lashes are the hairs that grow on the edge of your upper and lower eyelids. ...sombre grey eyes, with unusually long lashes... Joanna studied him through her lashes. = eyelash N-COUNT: usu pl 2. If you lash two or more things together, you tie one of them firmly to the other. Secure the anchor by lashing it to the rail... The shelter is built by lashing poles together to form a small dome... We were worried about the lifeboat which was not lashed down. = tie VERB: V n to n, V pl-n with together, V n with adv, also V n 3. If wind, rain, or water lashes someone or something, it hits them violently. (WRITTEN) The worst winter storms of the century lashed the east coast of North America... Suddenly rain lashed against the windows... VERB: V n, V prep/adv 4. If someone lashes you or lashes into you, they speak very angrily to you, criticizing you or saying you have done something wrong. She went quiet for a moment while she summoned up the words to lash him... The report lashes into police commanders for failing to act on intelligence information. VERB: V n, V into n 5. A lash is a thin strip of leather at the end of a whip. N-COUNT 6. A lash is a blow with a whip, especially a blow on someone's back as a punishment. The villagers sentenced one man to five lashes for stealing a ham from his neighbor. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Thong (of a whip), scourge, whip. 2. Stroke, stripe. II. v. a. 1. Scourge, whip, flog, castigate, flagellate. 2. Beat, beat against. 3. Bind, tie, tie together. 4. Censure, satirize, lampoon, abuse.

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