Synonyms
Verb (1)
- birch
- cowhide
- flagellate
- flail
- flog
- hide
- horsewhip
- leather
- rawhide
- scourge
- slash
- switch
- tan
- thrash
- whale
- whip
Noun
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
Examples of lash in a Sentence
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 June 2024
Drama inside and outside the court Ever since the indictment was handed down to him, Trump repeatedly lashed out against key players in the case – including Cohen, Daniels, Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan, the judge presiding over the case – to the press during rallies and on social media.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 May 2024
India Espy-Jones, Essence, 28 May 2024
Her brown eyes, rimmed with soft black lashes, opened wide and startled.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
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“Lash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lash. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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lash
1 of 3 verblash
2 of 3 nounlash
3 of 3 verbVerb
Middle English lassen "to move violently or suddenly"
Verb
Middle English lasschen "to lace," from early French lacer (same meaning), derived from Latin laqueare "to snare, catch in a noose," from laqueus "noose, snare" — related to lace, lasso entry 1 see Word History at lace
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