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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lash \Lash\ (l[a^]sh), n. [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.] 1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. [1913 Webster] I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes. [1913 Webster] 4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. [1913 Webster] The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster] 5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. [1913 Webster] 6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lash \Lash\, v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language. [1913 Webster] To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] {To lash out}, to strike out wildly or furiously; also used figuratively. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lash \Lash\, v. t. [Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See {Lash}, n. ] 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lash \Lash\ (l[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lashng}.] 1. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. [1913 Webster] We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] And big waves lash the frighted shores. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly. [1913 Webster] He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: lash n 1: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [syn: {eyelash}, {lash}, {cilium}] 2: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn: {lash}, {thong}] 3: a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt" [syn: {whip}, {lash}, {whiplash}] v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}] 2: lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail" 3: strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" [syn: {whip}, {lash}] 4: bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse" [ant: {unlash}]