To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
To utter censure or sarcastic language.
To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.
Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
To ply the whip; to strike.
To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
An attempt; a go at something.
In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
Excellent, wonderful.
Drunk.
Soft, watery, wet.
To beat strongly or throb.
To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
To eat or drink very quickly.
To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
To pitch consistently to a certain location.
To make a jarring noise, as when running.
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
To advance heavily with measured steps.
The symbol # (octothorpe, hash, number sign)
A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of mass when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
a division inside a fishing stage where cod is cured in salt brine
The translated name of various non-English units of measure
Any of various units of currency used in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel.
The translated name of various non-English units of currency
Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.
A hard blow.
The people who work for the pound.
The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence. Symbol £.
A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.