lash

IPA: ɫˈæʃ

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
(obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
(Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal) An attempt; a go at something.
(machining, mechanical) Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
A surname.

(transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
(transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
(transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
(transitive) To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
(intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.
(intransitive) To strike vigorously; to let fly.
(intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.
(intransitive, of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.
Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
(transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

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