lash
lash /l'æʃ/ (lashes lashing lashed)
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Your lashes are the hairs that grow on the edge of your upper and lower eyelids.
...sombre grey eyes, with unusually long lashes...
Joanna studied him through her lashes.
= eyelash
2 [VERB] V n to n, V pl-n with together, V n with adv, also V n
If you lash two or more things together, you tie one of them firmly to the other.
Secure the anchor by lashing it to the rail...
The shelter is built by lashing poles together to form a small dome...
We were worried about the lifeboat which was not lashed down.
= tie
3 [VERB] V n, V prep/adv
If wind, rain, or water lashes someone or something, it hits them violently. (WRITTEN)
The worst winter storms of the century lashed the east coast of North America...
Suddenly rain lashed against the windows...
4 [VERB] V n, V into n
If someone lashes you or lashes into you, they speak very angrily to you, criticizing you or saying you have done something wrong.
She went quiet for a moment while she summoned up the words to lash him...
The report lashes into police commanders for failing to act on intelligence information.
5 [N-COUNT]
A lash is a thin strip of leather at the end of a whip.
6 [N-COUNT]
A lash is a blow with a whip, especially a blow on someone's back as a punishment.
The villagers sentenced one man to five lashes for stealing a ham from his neighbor.lash out
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P at n
If you lash out, you attempt to hit someone quickly and violently with a weapon or with your hands or feet.
Riot police fired in the air and lashed out with clubs to disperse hundreds of demonstrators...
Her husband has a terrible temper and lashes out at her when he's angry.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P at/against n
If you lash out at someone or something, you speak to them or about them very angrily or critically.
As a politician Jefferson frequently lashed out at the press...
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Your lashes are the hairs that grow on the edge of your upper and lower eyelids.
...sombre grey eyes, with unusually long lashes...
Joanna studied him through her lashes.
= eyelash
2 [VERB] V n to n, V pl-n with together, V n with adv, also V n
If you lash two or more things together, you tie one of them firmly to the other.
Secure the anchor by lashing it to the rail...
The shelter is built by lashing poles together to form a small dome...
We were worried about the lifeboat which was not lashed down.
= tie
3 [VERB] V n, V prep/adv
If wind, rain, or water lashes someone or something, it hits them violently. (WRITTEN)
The worst winter storms of the century lashed the east coast of North America...
Suddenly rain lashed against the windows...
4 [VERB] V n, V into n
If someone lashes you or lashes into you, they speak very angrily to you, criticizing you or saying you have done something wrong.
She went quiet for a moment while she summoned up the words to lash him...
The report lashes into police commanders for failing to act on intelligence information.
5 [N-COUNT]
A lash is a thin strip of leather at the end of a whip.
6 [N-COUNT]
A lash is a blow with a whip, especially a blow on someone's back as a punishment.
The villagers sentenced one man to five lashes for stealing a ham from his neighbor.lash out
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P at n
If you lash out, you attempt to hit someone quickly and violently with a weapon or with your hands or feet.
Riot police fired in the air and lashed out with clubs to disperse hundreds of demonstrators...
Her husband has a terrible temper and lashes out at her when he's angry.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P at/against n
If you lash out at someone or something, you speak to them or about them very angrily or critically.
As a politician Jefferson frequently lashed out at the press...