lash
🇺🇸
/læʃ/
🇬🇧
/læʃ/
verb
R
to hit with great force
The wind made the rain lash against the windows.
R
to hit with a whip or stick
The cruel master would lash the horses to make them run faster.
R
to criticize angrily
The angry coach began to lash the team for their poor performance.
R
to tie something tightly with rope
We need to lash the boxes to the truck so they don't fall off.
R
to move quickly from side to side
The angry snake began to lash its tail back and forth.
noun
R
an eyelash
She has long, beautiful lashes that frame her eyes.
R
a hit with a whip as punishment
The prisoner received ten lashes for breaking the rules.
R
the flexible part at the end of a whip
The leather lash of the whip made a loud cracking sound.
translation
to hit with great force; to hit with a whip or stick; to criticize angrily; to tie something tightly with rope; to move quickly from side to side
an eyelash; a hit with a whip as punishment; the flexible part at the end of a whip
Word Forms
3rd Present
lashes
Past
lashed
Perfect
lashed
Progressive
lashing
Plural
lashes