VERB | contact | lash, flog, welt, whip, lather, slash, strap, trounce | beat severely with a whip or rod |
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motion | lash | lash or flick about sharply | |
contact | lash, whip | strike as if by whipping | |
contact | lash | bind with a rope, chain, or cord | |
NOUN | body | lash, eyelash, cilium | any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids |
artifact | lash, thong | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip | |
act | lash, whip, whiplash | a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object |
Sounds | lae'sh | |
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Rhymes | abash ... whiplash: 38 rhymes with aesh... |
Meaning | Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids. | |
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Synonyms | eyelash, cilium | |
Part of | eyelid, lid, palpebra | Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open / open the eye |
Broader | hair | A covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head) |
Spanish | pestaña | |
Catalan | pestanya |
Meaning | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip. | |
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Synonym | thong | |
Part of | whip | An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping |
Broader | leather strip | implement consisting of a strip of leather |
Spanish | látigo | |
Catalan | fuet, tralla | |
Adjectives | lash-like | having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) |
Verbs | lash | strike as if by whipping |
lash | beat severely with a whip or rod |
Meaning | A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object. | |
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Synonyms | whip, whiplash | |
Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
Spanish | latigazo, látigo, tralla, vergajo, zurriagazo | |
Catalan | fuetada | |
Verbs | lash | strike as if by whipping |
lash | beat severely with a whip or rod |
Meaning | Beat severely with a whip or rod. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | They want to lash the prisoners | |
Synonyms | flog, welt, whip, lather, slash, strap, trounce | |
Narrower | birch | Whip with a birch twig |
cat | Beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails | |
cowhide | flog with a cowhide | |
flagellate, scourge | Whip | |
horsewhip | Whip with a whip intended for horses | |
leather | Whip with a leather strap | |
switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod | |
Broader | beat, beat up, work over | Give a beating to |
Spanish | azotar, flagelar, fustigar | |
Catalan | assotar, fuetejar, fustigar | |
Nouns | lash | a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object |
lash | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip |
Meaning | Lash or flick about sharply. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "The lion lashed its tail" | |
Broader | swing, sway | Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner |
Meaning | strike as if by whipping. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | whip | |
Narrower | urticate | Whip with or as with nettles |
Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
Spanish | azotar, flagelar, fustigar, zurrar | |
Catalan | assotar, flagel·lar, fuetejar | |
Nouns | lash | a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object |
lash | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip |
Meaning | Bind with a rope, chain, or cord. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "lash the horse" | |
Narrower | frap | make secure by lashing |
Broader | tie, bind | Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
Opposite | unlash | untie the lashing of |
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