Lash

Quick meaning: Lash is a noun meaning The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

Meaning

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

More Meanings

1. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
2. A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
3. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
4. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
5. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
6. (botany) Flowering plants of genus Blepharis.
7. (obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

Example Sentences

I'll have a lash.

The culprit received thirty-nine lashes.

I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.

the Ayrshire cow gives a lash of milk on comparatively bare pasture

Word Forms

• lashes
• lashing
• lashed

Synonyms for lash

Depending on context, synonyms include whip, bash, berate, at fault, blameworthy, neglectful.

Antonyms for lash

Common opposites include unlash.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include whiplash, whip, flog, slash, strap, thong.

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