The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.

A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.

A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.

In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

(Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal) An attempt; a go at something.

(machining, mechanical) Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).

(transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

(transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.

(transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

(transitive) To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.

(intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.

(intransitive) To strike vigorously; to let fly.

(intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.

(intransitive, of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.

Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.

(transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

Soft, watery, wet.

(Ulster) Excellent, wonderful.

(Britain) Drunk.