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English noun: lash | |||
| 1. | lash (body) any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids | ||
| Synonyms | cilium, eyelash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hair | ||
| Part meronym | eyelid, lid, palpebra | ||
| 2. | lash (artifact) leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip | ||
| Synonyms | thong | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leather strip | ||
| Part meronym | whip | ||
| 3. | lash (act) a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object | ||
| Samples | The whip raised a red welt. | ||
| Synonyms | whip, whiplash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
English verb: lash | |||
| 1. | lash (contact) beat severely with a whip or rod | ||
| Samples | The teacher often flogged the students. The children were severely trounced. | ||
| Examples | They want to lash the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | flog, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat up, work over | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | birch, cat, cowhide, flagellate, horsewhip, leather, scourge, switch | ||
| 2. | lash (motion) lash or flick about sharply | ||
| Samples | The lion lashed its tail. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sway, swing | ||
| 3. | lash (contact) strike as if by whipping | ||
| Samples | The curtain whipped her face. | ||
| Synonyms | whip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | urticate | ||
| 4. | lash (contact) bind with a rope, chain, or cord | ||
| Samples | Lash the horse. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bind, tie | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | frap | ||
| Antonyms | unlash | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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