Lash

·vt To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

II. Lash ·noun A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

III. Lash ·noun The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

IV. Lash ·noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an Eyelash.

V. Lash ·vt To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

VI. Lash ·noun A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

VII. Lash ·vi To ply the whip; to Strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.

VIII. Lash ·noun A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.

IX. Lash ·noun In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

X. 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.

XI. Lash ·vt To Scold; to Berate; to Satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.

XII. Lash ·vt 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.