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| ▸ noun: The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. ▸ noun: (obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. ▸ noun: A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment. ▸ noun: A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish. ▸ noun: A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. ▸ noun: A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. ▸ noun: In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure. ▸ noun: (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal) An attempt; a go at something. ▸ verb: (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. ▸ verb: (transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash. ▸ verb: (transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly. ▸ verb: (transitive) To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity. ▸ verb: (intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike. ▸ verb: (intransitive) To strike vigorously; to let fly. ▸ verb: (intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language. ▸ verb: (intransitive, of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down. ▸ verb: Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out. ▸ verb: (transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten. ▸ adjective: (obsolete) Remiss, lax. ▸ adjective: (obsolete) Relaxed. ▸ adjective: Soft, watery, wet. ▸ adjective: (Ulster) Excellent, wonderful. ▸ adjective: (Britain) Drunk. ▸ noun: (machining, mechanical) Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear). ▸ noun: A surname. ▸ adjective: (nautical) Acronym of lighter-aboard-ship.whip, whiplash, strap, slash, flog, thong, trounce, welt, lather, eyelash, more... |
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