lash

/lˈæʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. beat severely with a whip or rod
   “The teacher often flogged the students”
2. lash or flick about sharply
   “The lion lashed its tail”
3. strike as if by whipping
   “The curtain whipped her face”
4. bind with a rope, chain, or cord
   “lash the horse”

noun

1. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
2. leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
3. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
   “the whip raised a red welt”

Synonyms for lash

• flog
• welt
• whip
• lather
• slash
• strap
• trounce
• eyelash
• cilium
• thong
• whiplash

Antonyms of lash

• unlash

Words that rhyme with lash

• flash
• crash
• smash
• splash
• dash
• slash
• thrash
• clash
• trash
• mash
• ash
• cache
• cash
• gash
• rash
• backlash
• bash
• hash
• rehash
• slapdash
• sash
• stash
• whiplash
• abash
• balderdash
• brash
• eyelash
• gnash
• mishmash
• moustache