Lash
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lash¹
- /læʃ/ UK, US
Rhymes with -æʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English lashe, lasshe, lasche (“a stroke; the flexible end of a whip”), from Proto-Germanic *laskô (“flap of fabric, strap”).
Cognate with Dutch lasch, las (“a piece; seal; joint; notch; seam”), German Low German Laske, Lask (“a flap; dag; strap”), German Lasche (“a flap; joint; strap; tongue; scarf”), Swedish lask (“scarf”), Icelandic laski (“the bottom part of a glove”).
noun lashes
- The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.
- 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. The culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
- 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. The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well.
- A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.
- In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
- Flowering plants of genus Blepharis.
- An attempt; a go at something. I'll have a lash.
- A quantity, a great number or amount (e.g. of rain or milk). the Ayrshire cow gives a lash of milk on comparatively bare pasture
verb lashes · lashing · lashed
- To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward
- To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash. Heavy seas lashed the shore.
- To throw out with a jerk or quickly. He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws.
- To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
- To ply the whip; to strike.
- To strike vigorously; to let fly. In the final minute of six added on, Colombia would undo their good work, though, Pérez fumbling the ball allowing Hemp to lash into the empty net.
- To utter censure or sarcastic language. To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice.
- To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down. With rain lashing across the ground at kick-off and every man in Auckland seemingly either English-born or supporting Scotland, Eden Park was transformed into Murrayfield in March.
- Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
lash²
- /læʃ/ UK, US
Rhymes with -æʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle French lachier, from Old French lacier (“to lace”).
verb lashes · lashing · lashed
- To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten. to lash something to a spar
lash³
- /læʃ/ UK, US
Rhymes with -æʃ
Where it comes from
From Old French lasche (French lâche).
adjective more lash · most lash
- Remiss, lax.
- Relaxed.
- Soft, watery, wet. Fruits being unwholesome and lash before the fourth or fifth Yeare.
- Excellent, wonderful. We’re off school tomorrow, it’s gonna be lash!
- Drunk.
noun
- Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear). setting the proper valve lash for solid lifters
Lash⁴
proper noun Lashes
- A surname.
LASH⁵
adjective
- Acronym of lighter-aboard-ship.lighter-aboard-ship
