| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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