Definitions for lash
læʃlash

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eyelash, lash, ciliumnoun

   any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

2. lash, thongnoun

   leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip

3. whip, lash, whiplashverb

   a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

   "the whip raised a red welt"

4. flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounceverb

   beat severely with a whip or rod

   "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

5. lashverb

   lash or flick about sharply

   "The lion lashed its tail"

6. whip, lashverb

   strike as if by whipping

   "The curtain whipped her face"

7. lashverb

   bind with a rope, chain, or cord

   "lash the horse"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lashnoun

   The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

   I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. uE00028985uE001 Joseph Addison.

2. lashnoun

   A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

3. lash

   A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.

   The culprit received thirty-nine lashes.

4. lash

   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. uE00028986uE001 Roger L'Estrange

5. lash

   A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.

6. lash

   In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

7. lashverb

   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. uE00028987uE001 John Dryden

8. lashverb

   To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.

9. lash

   To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

   He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws. uE00028989uE001 John Dryden

10. lash

    To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity.

    to lash vice

11. lash

    To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

12. lash

    To ply the whip; to strike.

13. lash

    To utter censure or sarcastic language.

    To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. uE00028990uE001 John Dryden

14. lash

    To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down

15. lashadjective

    Remiss, lax.

16. lashadjective

    Relaxed.

17. lash

    Soft, watery, wet.

18. lash

    excellent, wonderful

19. lash

    Drunk.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LASHnoun

   Etymology: The most probable etymology of this word seems to be that of Stephen Skinner, from Schlagen, Dutch, to strike; whence slash and lash.

   1. A stroke with any thing pliant and tough.

   From hence are heard the groans of ghosts, the pains
   Of sounding lashes, and of dragging chains. John Dryden, Æn.

   Rous’d by the lash of his own stubborn tail,
   Our lion now will foreign foes assail. Dryden.

   2. The thong or point of the whip which gives the cut or blow.

   Her whip of cricket’s bone, her lash of film,
   Her waggoner a small grey-coated gnat. William Shakespeare.

   I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. Joseph Addison, Spect.

   3. A leash, or string in which an animal is held; a snare: out of use.

   The farmer they leave in the lash,
   With losses on every side. Thomas Tusser, Husbandry.

   4. A stroke of satire; a sarcasm.

   The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well. Roger L'Estrange.

2. To Lashverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To strike with any thing pliant; to scourge.

   Lucagus to lash his horses bends,
   Prone to the wheels. Dryden.

   Lets whip these stragglers o’er the seas again,
   Lash hence these over-weening rags of France. William Shakespeare.

   Let men out of their way lash on ever so fast, they are not at all the nearer their journey’s end. Robert South, Serm.

   He charg’d the flames, and those that disobey’d
   He lash’d to duty with his sword of light. Dryden.

   And limping death, lash’d on by fate.
   Comes up to shorten half our date. John Dryden, Horace.

   Stern as tutors, and as uncles hard,
   We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. John Dryden, Pers.

   Leaning on his lance he mounts his car,
   His fiery coursers lashing through the air. Samuel Garth, Ovid.

   2. To move with a sudden spring or jirk.

   The club hung round his ears, and batter’d brows;
   He falls; and lashing up his heels, his rider throws. Dryd.

   3. To beat; to strike with a sharp sound.

   The winds grow high,
   Impending tempests charge the sky;
   The lightning flies, the thunder roars,
   And big waves lash the frighted shoars. Matthew Prior.

   4. To scourge with satire.

   Could pension’d Boileau lash in honest strain,
   Flatt’rers and bigots ev’n in Louis’ reign. Alexander Pope, Horace.

   5. To tie any thing down to the side or mast of a ship.

3. To Lashverb

   To ply the whip.

   They lash aloud, each other they provoke,
   And lend their little souls at every stroke. John Dryden, Æn.

   Gentle or sharp, according to thy choice,
   To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. John Dryden, Persius.

   Wheels clash with wheels, and bar the narrow street;
   The lashing whip resounds. John Gay, Trivia.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lash

   Lash is a noun that refers to the thin, flexible rod or cord that forms part of a whip, or a sharp blow or stroke with such an object. It can also mean the act of whipping or beating. As a verb, lash means to strike or hit with a whip or something that resembles a whip, or to bind or secure with a cord, rope, or strap. Additionally, in the human body context, lash refers to each of the short hairs growing on the edge of the eyelids.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lashnoun

   the thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given

2. Lashnoun

   a leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare

3. Lashnoun

   a stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes

4. Lashnoun

   a stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut

5. Lashnoun

   a hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash

6. Lashnoun

   in carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure

7. Lashverb

   to strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one

8. Lashverb

   to strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail

9. Lashverb

   to throw out with a jerk or quickly

10. Lashverb

    to scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice

11. Lashverb

    to ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language

12. Lashnoun

    to bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back

13. Etymology: [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]

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1. Lash

   Lash were an all-female alternative/punk rock band from Perth, Australia. The members Belinda-Lee Reid, Jaclyn Pearson, Jessica Bennett and Micaela Slayford all met in high school in Attadale, Western Australia and formed the band Exteria in 1996.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lash

   lash, n. a thong or cord: the flexible part of a whip: a stroke with a whip or anything pliant: a stroke of satire, a sharp retort: a beating or dashing: an eyelash.—v.t. to strike with a lash: to dash against: to fasten or secure with a rope or cord: to censure severely: to scourge with sarcasm or satire.—v.i. to use the whip.—n. Lash′er, one who lashes or whips: a rope for binding one thing to another; Lash′ing, act of whipping: a rope for making things fast: a great plenty of anything—esp. in pl.—Lash out, to kick out, as a horse: to break out recklessly. [M. E. lasshe; Dut. lasch, Ger. lasche, a joint.]

2. Lash

   lash, adj. (obs.) slow, slack: soft: insipid.&mdashmdash;n. Lash′er, the slack water collected above a weir in a river. [M. E. lasche, slack—O. Fr. lasche (Fr. lâche, cowardly)—L. laxus, lax.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lash

   A string, or small cord, forming the boatswain's cat.--To lash or lace. To bind anything with a rope or line.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lash

   To tie or bind with a rope or cord; to secure or fasten by a string.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LASH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lash is ranked #5206 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lash surname appeared 6,712 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Lash.
   
   84.5% or 5,672 total occurrences were White.
   10.3% or 696 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 169 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 112 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 43 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Hair
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Anagrams for lash »

1. hals

How to pronounce lash?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lash in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of lash in a Sentence

1. Kristen Lovell:

   Passability is definitely a privilege, as you're transitioning, you're prone to have increased lash outs from people because your appearance isn't appealing to them. People always want to fight what they don't understand. It puts people who are starting to transition in danger.

2. Dani Winkles:

   Typically, a clientwill come in for an eyelash extension fill every two to four weeks. If you don’t get a fill, the lashextensions will shed, one by one, with your natural lash cycle, and will all be gone in about six weeks or so.

3. Dina Esfandiary:

   For the Gulf Arabs, a return to the nuclear deal or no return is more or less the same : They anticipate The Iranians will lash out in the region no matter the outcome, so, while they continue to watch this carefully, the efforts to improve their ties are more closely linked to their security and threat perceptions than the nuclear deal itself.

4. Patrick Meehan:

   Sometimes I have the tendency to lash out to others on the staff … and you go hardest on the ones that you care the most about.

5. Amazing Lash Studio execs:

   Often we get asked if having lash extensions applied will hurt, and that's also a common misperception as the application process is so comfortable that the majority of our guests fall asleep and take what we like to call a lash nap, you can shower, swim, exercise and sweat and they will stay intact. It's a common misconception that they are more temporary or that swimming and contact with water is prohibited.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lash
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lash
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lash
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lash
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lash
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lash
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=lash
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html