lash
1. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
• Syn:
eyelash, cilium
• Derivationally related forms:
ciliary (for: cilium)
• Hypernyms:
hair
• Part Holonyms:
eyelid, lid, palpebra
2. leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
• Syn:
thong
• Hypernyms:
leather strip
• Part Holonyms:
whip
3. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- the whip raised a red welt
• Syn:
whip, whiplash
• Derivationally related forms:
whip (for: whip)
• Hypernyms:
blow
1. beat severely with a whip or rod (Freq. 4)
- The teacher often flogged the students
- The children were severely trounced
• Syn:
flog, welt, whip, lather, slash,
strap, trounce
• Derivationally related forms:
trouncing (for: trounce), strap (for: strap), whip (for: whip), whipper (for: whip), whipping (for: whip), welt (for: welt), flogging (for: flog)
• Hypernyms:
beat, beat up, work over
• Hyponyms:
flagellate, scourge, leather, horsewhip, switch,
cowhide, cat, birch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to lash the prisoners
2. lash or flick about sharply
- The lion lashed its tail
• Hypernyms:
swing, sway
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. strike as if by whipping
- The curtain whipped her face
• Syn:
whip
• Hypernyms:
strike
• Hyponyms:
urticate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. bind with a rope, chain, or cord
- lash the horse
• Ant:
unlash
• Hypernyms:
tie, bind
• Hyponyms:
frap
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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