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Webster 1913 Edition


Lash

Lash

(lăsh)
,
Noun.
[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.
I observed that your whip wanted a
lash
to it.
Addison.
2.
A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
[Obs.]
3.
A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough;
as, the culprit received thirty-nine
lashes
.
4.
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.
L’Estrange.
5.
A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
6.
In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

Lash

(lăsh)
,
Verb.
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.
We
lash
the pupil, and defraud the ward.
Dryden.
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
.
And big waves
lash
the frighted shores.
Dryden.
3.
To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
He falls, and
lashing
up his heels, his rider throws.
Dryden.
4.
To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity;
as, to
lash
vice
.

Lash

,
Verb.
I.
To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
To laugh at follies, or to
lash
at vice.
Dryden.
To lash out
,
to strike out wildly or furiously; also used figuratively.

Lash

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. D.
lasschen
to fasten together,
lasch
piece, joint, Sw.
laska
to stitch, Dan.
laske
stitch. See
Lash
,
Noun.
]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lash

LASH

,
Noun.
1.
The thong or braided cord of a whip.
I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.
2.
A leash or string.
3.
A stroke with a whip, or any thing pliant and tough. The culprit was whipped thirty nine lashes.
4.
A stroke of satire; a sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain.
The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well.

LASH

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To strike with a lash or any thing pliant; to whip or scourge.
We lash the pupil and defraud the ward.
2.
To throw up with a sudden jerk.
He falls; and lashing up his heels, his rider throws.
3.
To beat, as with something loose; to dash against.
And big waves lash the frighted shores -
4.
To tie or bind with a rope or cord; to secure or fasten by a string; as, to lash any thing to a mast or to a yard; to lash a trunk on a coach.
5.
To satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.

LASH

,
Verb.
I.
To ply the whip; to strike at.
To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice.
To lash out, is to be extravagant or unruly.

Definition 2024


lash

lash

English

Noun

lash (plural lashes)

  1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
    • Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
      I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.
  2. (obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
  3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.
    The culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
  4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
    • Roger L'Estrange (1616-1704)
      The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well.
  5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
    • 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
      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.
  6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
  7. In British English, it refers to heavy drinking with friends, (i.e. We were out on the lash last night)
Translations

Verb

lash (third-person singular simple present lashes, present participle lashing, simple past and past participle lashed)

  1. (transitive) 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. John Dryden
  2. (transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
    the whale lashes the sea with its tail.
    And big waves lash the frighted shores. John Dryden
    • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:
      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.
  3. (transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
    He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws. John Dryden
  4. (transitive) To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity.
    to lash vice
  5. (intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.
  6. (intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.
    To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. John Dryden
  7. (intransitive, of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down
    • 2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:
      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.
Translations

See also

Etymology 2

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

Verb

lash (third-person singular simple present lashes, present participle lashing, simple past and past participle lashed)

  1. (transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
    to lash something to a spar
    lash a pack on a horse's back

Translations

Etymology 3

From Old French lasche (French lâche).

Adjective

lash (comparative more lash, superlative most lash)

  1. (obsolete) Remiss, lax.
  2. (obsolete) Relaxed.
  3. Soft, watery, wet.
    • 1658: Fruits being unwholesome and lash before the fourth or fifth Yeare. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 211)
  4. (Ulster) excellent, wonderful
    We’re off school tomorrow, it’s gonna be lash!
    That Chinese (food) was lash!
  5. Drunk.