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English Dictionary: Lash by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lash
n
  1. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
    Synonym(s): eyelash, lash, cilium
  2. leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
    Synonym(s): lash, thong
  3. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"
    Synonym(s): whip, lash, whiplash
v
  1. beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
    Synonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): whip, lash
  4. bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"
    Antonym(s): unlash
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lash \Lash\ (l[acr]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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lash \Lash\ (l[acr]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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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