lash

CEFRC1

/læʃ/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To hit or strike someone or something hard.

  2. 02

    noun

    One of the hairs growing from the edge of an eyelid.

Examples

  • Don't lash out at me just because my brother treated you badly.

  • The sea waves lash incessantly against the cliffs.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

  2. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

More examples

In context

  • Tom's going on the lash tonight.

  • Heavy seas lashed the shore.

  • The culprit received thirty-nine lashes.

Synonyms

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She got an eyelash stuck in her eye, so she tried to remove the stray blank with a tissue.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English lashe, lasshe, lasche (“a stroke; the flexible end of a whip”), from Proto-Germanic *laskô (“flap of fabric, strap”). Cognate with Dutch lasch, las (“a piece; seal; joint; notch; seam”), German Low German Laske, Lask (“a flap; dag; strap”), German Lasche (“a flap; joint; strap; tongue; scarf”), Swedish lask (“scarf”), Icelandic laski (“the bottom part of a glove”).