lash

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /læʃ/ UK /læʃ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like rash /l/ vs /r/ Sounds like latch /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/

Meanings

1

verb
to strike with a whip; to bind tightly; a stroke of a whip or an eyelash

The rain lashed the windows throughout the storm.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to strike with a whip; to... whip flog strike beat bind tie fasten scourge

Opposites

unbind loosen untie

Word family

Derived forms lashing

Etymology

From Middle English lasshe ('a blow, stroke'), probably of imitative origin, suggesting the sound of a striking whip.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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