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.

Examples of "lash" in Sentences

Occasional bouts of cool rain lash the Gulf of Mexico coast.
The tube is labeled Lash Stiletto, where the word lash is capitalized and Stiletto in cursive.
Lily Burana is as American as apple pie, dazzling as a Fourth of July firecracker, and smarter than a lash from a Senate Majority whip.
They had eaten a pair of Perrault's moose-hide moccasins, chunks out of the leather traces, and even two feet of lash from the end of Francois's whip.
I guess (even though it is hypothetical) one relation we would have to worry about is some sort of stupid political back lash from the right-wing bigots.
Republicans can say whatever the f**k they want and get a little back-lash from the media but ultimately no actual repercussions but Democrats have to watch their every word.
That this play, with its strong plea for social housing, should arrive at the National in a week when affordable accommodation came under the government's lash, is tremendous.
The next line is inharmonious in its sound, and mean in its conception; the opposition is obvious, and the word lash used absolutely, and without any modification, is gross and improper.