meaning of lash
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; 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.
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.
7. To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
8. 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.
9. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
10. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.
11. To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
12. 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 horses back.
13. a quick blow with a whip
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