lash

About 1.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
2. noun A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
3. noun A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.

   The culprit received thirty-nine lashes.

4. noun A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
5. noun A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
6. noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
7. noun In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
8. noun Flowering plants of genus Blepharis.

Similar words

whiplash whip flog slash strap thong trounce lather welt flogging

Often followed by

of out and the to in was them on

Word family

lash out lashed lashed out lashes lashes out lashing lashing out