Definitions
1.NounThe thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
2.NounA leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
3.NounA stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment."The culprit received thirty-nine lashes."
4.NounA quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
5.NounA stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
6.NounA hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
7.NounIn carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
8.NounFlowering plants of genus Blepharis.
9.NounAn attempt; a go at something."I'll have a lash."
10.NounA quantity, a great number or amount (e.g. of rain or milk).
11.VerbTo strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
12.VerbTo strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash."Heavy seas lashed the shore."
13.VerbTo throw out with a jerk or quickly.
14.VerbTo scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
15.VerbTo ply the whip; to strike."(Can we add an example for this sense?)"
16.VerbTo strike vigorously; to let fly.
17.VerbTo utter censure or sarcastic language.
18.VerbTo fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.
19.VerbUsed in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
20.VerbTo 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"
21.AdjectiveRemiss, lax.
22.AdjectiveRelaxed.
23.AdjectiveSoft, watery, wet.
24.AdjectiveExcellent, wonderful."We’re off school tomorrow, it’s gonna be lash!; That Chinese (food) was lash!"
25.AdjectiveDrunk. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
26.NounLooseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear)."setting the proper valve lash for solid lifters; excessive lash in the gear train"