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Lash

adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective

1
Remiss, lax. obsolete
2
Acronym of lighter-aboard-ship. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable
3
Relaxed. obsolete
4
Soft, watery, wet.
"Fruits being unwholesome and lash before the fourth or fifth Yeare."
5
Excellent, wonderful. Ulster
"We’re off school tomorrow, it’s gonna be lash!"

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6
Drunk. British, slang

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
"I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it."
2
Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear). uncountable
"setting the proper valve lash for solid lifters"
3
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object wordnet
4
A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. obsolete
5
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip wordnet

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6
A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
"The culprit received thirty-nine lashes."
7
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids wordnet
8
A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
9
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."
10
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."
11
In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
12
Flowering plants of genus Blepharis.
13
An attempt; a go at something. Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, informal
"I'll have a lash."
14
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

1
To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. transitive
"We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward"
2
To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten. transitive
"to lash something to a spar"
3
bind with a rope, chain, or cord wordnet
4
To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash. transitive
"Carlo Ancelotti's out-of-sorts team struggled to hit the target in the first half as Bolton threatened with Matthew Taylor lashing just wide."
5
strike as if by whipping wordnet

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6
To throw out with a jerk or quickly. transitive
"He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws."
7
beat severely with a whip or rod wordnet
8
To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity. transitive
9
lash or flick about sharply wordnet
10
To ply the whip; to strike. intransitive
11
To strike vigorously; to let fly. intransitive
"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."
12
To utter censure or sarcastic language. intransitive
"To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice."
13
To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down. intransitive
"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."
14
Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

From Middle French lachier, from Old French lacier (“to lace”).

Etymology 4

From Old French lasche (French lâche).

Etymology 5

From Old French lasche (French lâche).

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