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Definition of Lash

Lash The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure. To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. 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. To throw out with a jerk or quickly. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice. To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language. 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. Related Definitions: An, And, Animal, Anything, As, Back, Beat, Berate, Bind, Blow, Braided, Carpet, Caught, Censure, Certain, Chain, Cord, Culprit, Cut, Edge, Expression, Eyelash, Eyelid, Fasten, Figure, For, Forcibly, Form, From, Given, Gives, Group, Growing, Hair, Held, Hence, His, Horse, In, Is, Jerk, Language, Lash, Leash, Lifting, Like, Motion, Of, On, One, Or, Out, Pack, Pain, Pliant, Ply, Quickly, Received, Retort, Rope, Sarcasm, Sarcastic, Satire, Satirize, Scold, Scourge, Sea, Severity, Snare, So, Something, Spar, Strike, Stroke, Tail, That, The, Thong, Throw, To, Tough, Upon, Utter, Vice, Weaving, Whale, Which, Whip, With

Lash Quotations The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode. Ralph Waldo Emerson I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts. Jimmy Carter But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon his back, and with your lash also upon his back, tell him, that be has nothing to do either with the load or the lash. Gerrit Smith The Jew is upset because the nations of the world - the United Nations - lash him, brand him as racist and evil, hate him and openly demonstrate their desire to destroy him. Meir Kahane Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail. John Dryden

Lash Translations lash in French is amarrons, amarrez, amarrent, fustiger lash in German is Wimper, Peitsche lash in Italian is flagellare

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