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Definition of Lash
Pronunciation: lăsh | n. | 1. | The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. | | 2. | A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. | | 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. | | 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. | | v. t. | 1. | To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. | | 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. | | 3. | To throw out with a jerk or quickly. | | 4. | To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice. | | v. i. | 1. | To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language. | | v. t. | 1. | 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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