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 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 forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
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 knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger.
Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.
The upper front brow of a saddle.
A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
To pound or beat.