English Explanatory Dictionary

lash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
  2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
  3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
  4. A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
  5. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
  6. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
  7. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
  8. Flowering plants of genus Blepharis.
  9. An attempt; a go at something.
  10. A quantity, a great number or amount (e.g. of rain or milk).
verb
  1. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
  2. To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
  3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
  4. To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
  5. To ply the whip; to strike.
  6. To strike vigorously; to let fly.
  7. To utter censure or sarcastic language.
  8. To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.
  9. Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
verb
  1. To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
adj
  1. Remiss, lax.
  2. Relaxed.
  3. Soft, watery, wet.
  4. Excellent, wonderful.
  5. Drunk.
noun
  1. Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
name
  1. A surname.
adj
  1. Acronym of lighter-aboard-ship.

Pronunciation

/læʃ/ en-us-lash.ogg

Word forms

lash lashes lashing lashed more lash most lash

Etymology

From Middle English lashe, lasshe, lasche (“a stroke; the flexible end of a whip”), from Proto-Germanic *laskô (“flap of fabric, strap”). Cognate with Dutch lasch, las (“a piece; seal; joint; notch; seam”), German Low German Laske, Lask (“a flap; dag; strap”), German Lasche (“a flap; joint; strap; tongue; scarf”), Swedish lask (“scarf”), Icelandic laski (“the bottom part of a glove”).

Synonyms

bash whip berate at fault blameworthy neglectful negligent reprehensible airy at ease at peace carefree careless casual chill cool devil-may-care easy-breezy easygoing happy-go-lucky indifferent insouciant laid-back leisurely lighthearted loose mellow nonchalant pococurante relaxed serene solute tranquil unanxious unbothered unconcerned undisturbed unruffled untroubled unworried wanton calm collected composed cool-headed equable equanimous equanimitable even-keeled even-minded even-tempered imperturbable level-headed pacate pacific peaceable peaceful phlegmatic placid quiescent

Derived words

backlash belashed give something a lash lash curler lashless lash lift lashlike lashline lashtail lashwise lashy on the lash pre-lash whiplash whitelash belash lasher lash off outlash overlash taplash tolash tongue-lash unlash windlashed wind-lashed lash oneself to the mast lash together lash up lash egg
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