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."The culprit received thirty-nine lashes."
4.nounA stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
5.nounA hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
6.nounIn carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
7.verbTo strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
8.verbTo strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
9.verbTo throw out with a jerk or quickly.
10.verbTo scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
11.verbTo ply the whip; to strike.
12.verbTo utter censure or sarcastic language.
13.verb(of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down