Dictionary entry details
• LASH (noun)
Meaning:
Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
lash; eyelash; cilium
Hypernyms ("lash" is a kind of...):
hair (a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss)
Holonyms ("lash" is a part of...):
eyelid; lid; palpebra (either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye)
Meaning:
Leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
thong; lash
Hypernyms ("lash" is a kind of...):
leather strip (implement consisting of a strip of leather)
Holonyms ("lash" is a part of...):
whip (an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping)
Meaning:
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
whiplash; lash; whip
Context example:
the whip raised a red welt
Hypernyms ("lash" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
• LASH (verb)
Meaning:
Beat severely with a whip or rod
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
flog; lash; trounce; welt; whip; lather; slash; strap
Context examples:
The teacher often flogged the students / The children were severely trounced
Hypernyms (to "lash" is one way to...):
beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lash"):
cat (beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails)
cowhide (flog with a cowhide)
switch (flog with or as if with a flexible rod)
horsewhip (whip with a whip intended for horses)
leather (beat with a lather strap)
flagellate; scourge (whip)
birch (whip with a birch twig)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to lash the prisoners
Meaning:
Lash or flick about sharply
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The lion lashed its tail
Hypernyms (to "lash" is one way to...):
sway; swing (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Strike as if by whipping
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
lash; whip
Context example:
The curtain whipped her face
Hypernyms (to "lash" is one way to...):
strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lash"):
urticate (whip with or as with nettles)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Bind with a rope, chain, or cord
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
lash the horse
Hypernyms (to "lash" is one way to...):
bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lash"):
frap (make secure by lashing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
unlash (untie the lashing of)
