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UK
/lˈæʃ/
]
[ US /ˈɫæʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫæʃ/ ]
VERB
-
lash or flick about sharply
The lion lashed its tail -
beat severely with a whip or rod
The children were severely trounced
The teacher often flogged the students -
strike as if by whipping
The curtain whipped her face -
bind with a rope, chain, or cord
lash the horse
NOUN
- leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
- any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
-
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
the whip raised a red welt
How To Use lash In A Sentence
- He said nothing as he took his horse's reins and mounted up, the pain causing sparks to flash behind his eyes and his vision to fuzz a little around the edges.
- Outrages like the Thomas case make it a good deal more difficult for enlightened penal reformers like the Professor to get a fair hearing when they advocate bringing back the lash.
- The material you choose for surfaces including counters, backsplashes and floors can also account for variations in price.
- I lashed the clothes that I had been brought to wear at the hospital into the bag, a couple of ancient pairs of socks that felt suddenly found and familiar.
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- BRODY: They had to deal with that, and so they're reticent to a certain degree to kind of delve into some of the faith issues as it relates to the political environment, if you will, because they know that he can get a lot of backlash. CNN Transcript May 6, 2009
- The snowy dome of Fujisan reddening in the sunrise rose above the violet woodlands of Mississippi Bay as we steamed out of Yokohama Harbour on the 19th, and three days later I saw the last of Japan — a rugged coast, lashed by a wintry sea. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
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- Behind this carefullyconstructed shield, he has lashed out savagely at those who have bettered him in the eyes of history and bettered him in the practice of Christian values.
- But others of the Muscovite band were fond of congregating at this spot and hour for their lustral summer rites -- white-skinned lads and lasses, matrons and reverent elders, all in a state of Adamitic nudity, splashing about the water of this sunny cover, devouring raw fish and crabs after the manner of the fabled Ichthyophagi, laughing, kissing, saying nice things about God, and combing out each other's long tow-coloured hair. South Wind
