LASH, n. 1. The thong or braided cord of a whip.I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.2. A leash or string.3. A stroke with a whip, or any thing pliant and tough. The culprit was whipped thirty nine lashes.4. A stroke of satire; a sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain.The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well.LASH, v.t. 1. To strike with a lash or any thing pliant; to whip or scourge.We lash the pupil and defraud the ward.2. To throw up with a sudden jerk.He falls; and lashing up his heels, his rider throws.3. To beat, as with something loose; to dash against.And big waves lash the frighted shores - 4. To tie or bind with a rope or cord; to secure or fasten by a string; as, to lash any thing to a mast or to a yard; to lash a trunk on a coach.5. To satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.LASH, v.i. To ply the whip; to strike at. To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice.To lash out, is to be extravagant or unruly.
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