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To lash or strike (repeatedly) with a long pliable instrument
“The branches and leaves would lash him across the face.”
To strike or hit repeatedly
“A statue was brought out before the assembled company, whose members then proceeded, each in turn, to lash it repeatedly.”
To beat or crash forcefully against (a surface)
“These ice-girdled waters might lash the shores of distant islands where dwell human beings of an unknown race.”
To move or jerk quickly and violently
“The docked horse would have to lift its hind limb, or actually kick rather than simply lash its tail.”
To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten
“Owing to the steep slope of Quebec roofs, the men must lash themselves to the chimney pots to move about.”
To criticize harshly
“Mephistopheles' terrible tongue continued to lash his former companions.”
To agitate or provoke
“This was enough to lash them into a frenzy of rage, and they would have torn the envoys to pieces had not Josephus quieted their wrath.”
To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language
To rain heavily
To flow in a stream
To move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner
A long, thin and pliant instrument used for striking or flogging
“The cow did not move unless the driver whipped it with a lash.”
A sharp blow or stroke, especially with a whip or rope
“Even asking questions in class warranted a lash of the whip.”
A narrow strip of leather or other material, used especially as a fastening or as the lash of a whip
One of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids
The act of whipping or being whipped
A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow
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