lash

Nouns

  • (n) any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids eyelash, cilium,
  • (n) leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip thong,
  • (n) a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
    • the whip raised a red welt
    whiplash, whip,

Verbs

  • (v) beat severely with a whip or rod
    • The teacher often flogged the students
    • The children were severely trounced
    flog, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap,
  • (v) lash or flick about sharply
    • The lion lashed its tail
  • (v) strike as if by whipping
    • The curtain whipped her face
    whip,
  • (v) bind with a rope, chain, or cord
    • lash the horse

Synonyms

eyelash cilium flog lather trounce welt whip slash strap thong whiplash

Antonyms

unlash

Words of close approximity

lass last
lab lac lad lag lah lam LAN Lao lap lat lav law lax lay
lace lack lacy lade lady Lahu laic laid lair lake lakh Lama lamb lame lamp land lane lank Laos Lapp lard Lari lark larn lass last late lath lats laud lava lave lawn Laws laze lazy
lasher lashing lashings Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Lashkar-e-Omar Lashkar-e-Taiba Lashkar-e-Tayyiba Lashkar-e-Toiba lash-like lash out lash together lash-up