lashes

10 definitions • 11 examples

to hit with a lot of force:

The prisoners were regularly lashed with electric cable.

lash against The sound of the rain lashing against the windows was deafening.

to criticize someone severely

to tie together tightly and firmly:

lash something to something I've lashed your case to the roof rack.

lash something together These poles will be easier to carry if we lash them together with a rope.

a thin strip of leather at the end of a whip, or a hit with this, especially as a form of punishment:

He received 30 lashes for the crime.

the lash The punishment for disobedience was the lash.

a sudden, violent movement of something that can bend:

With a powerful lash of its tail, the fish jumped out of the net and back into the river.

to hit someone or something with a lot of force, esp. using a stick or leather strip, or to move forcefully against something:

[ T ] The men lashed their horses into a run.

[ I ] Ice storms lashed across the state.

to tie or fasten together tightly and firmly:

Lash the boat to the rail.

an eyelash:

She has enormous wide-set eyes with thick lashes.

a thin strip of leather, or the act of hitting someone with such a strip