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Lash (lăsh), n. [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]
1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
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I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. Addison.
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2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. [Obs.]
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3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, “the culprit received thirty-nine lashes”.
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4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
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The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well. L'Estrange.
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5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
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6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
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Lash (lăsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lashng.]
1. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
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We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. Dryden.
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2. To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, “a whale lashes the sea with his tail”.
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And big waves lash the frighted shores. Dryden.
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3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
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He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws. Dryden.
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4. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, “to lash vice”.
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Lash, v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
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To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. Dryden.
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To lash out, to strike out wildly or furiously; also used figuratively.
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Lash, v. t. [Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See Lash, n. ] To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, “to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.”
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