lash 1 (l?sh)n.1. a. A stroke or blow with or as if with a whip.b. A whip.c. The flexible portion of a whip, such as a plait or thong.2. Punishment administered with a whip.3. a. A lacerating presence or power: the lash of conscience.b. A caustic verbal attack.4. An eyelash.v. lashed, lash·ing, lash·es v.tr.1. To strike with or as if with a whip.2. To strike against with force or violence: sleet lashing the roof.3. To beat or swing rapidly: The alligator lashed its tail in the water.4. To make a scathing oral or written attack against.5. To drive or goad; sting: words that lashed them into action.v.intr.1. To move swiftly or violently; thrash: heard the snake lashing about in the leaves.2. a. To aim a sudden blow; strike: The mule lashed out with its hind legs.b. To beat; flail: waves lashing at the shore.3. To make a scathing verbal or written attack. Often used with out: lashed out at her critics during the interview.[Middle English, probably from lashen, to deal a blow, perhaps of imitative origin.]lash?er n.lash 2 (l?sh)tr.v. lashed, lash·ing, lash·es To secure or bind, as with a rope, cord, or chain.[Middle English lashen, lasen, to lace, from Old French lachier, lacier, from Vulgar Latin *lace?re, from Latin laque?re, to ensnare, from laqueus, snare; see lace.]lash?er n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.lash (læ?) n1. a sharp cutting blow from a whip or other flexible object: twenty lashes was his punishment. 2. the flexible end or ends of a whip3. a cutting or hurtful blow to the feelings, as one caused by ridicule or scolding4. a forceful beating or impact, as of wind, rain, or waves against something5. (Anatomy) See eyelash6. have a lash informal Austral and NZ to make an attempt at or take part in (something)vb (tr) 7. to hit (a person or thing) sharply with a whip, rope, etc, esp as a punishment8. (of rain, waves, etc) to beat forcefully against9. to attack with words, ridicule, etc10. to flick or wave sharply to and fro: the restless panther lashed his tail. 11. to urge or drive with or as if with a whip: to lash the audience into a violent mood. [C14: perhaps imitative] ?lasher n ?lashingly advlash (læ?) vb (tr) to bind or secure with rope, string, etc[C15: from Old French lachier, ultimately from Latin laque?re to ensnare, from laqueus noose] ?lasher nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014lash1 (læ?) n. 1. the flexible section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip. 2. a swift stroke or blow, with a whip or the like, given as a punishment. 3. something that goads or pains in a manner compared to that of a whip. 4. a swift, whiplike movement, as of an animal’s tail. 5. a violent beating or impact, as of waves or rain, against something. 6. an eyelash. v.t. 7. to strike or beat, as with a whip or something similarly slender and flexible. 8. to beat violently or sharply against. 9. to drive by or as if by strokes of a whip. 10. to attack or scold with words. 11. to dash, fling, or switch suddenly and swiftly. v.i. 12. to strike vigorously at someone or something, as with a weapon (often fol. by out): He lashed wildly at his attackers. 13. to attack someone or something with harsh words (often fol. by out): to lash out at injustice. 14. to move suddenly and swiftly. [1300?50; Middle English lashe (n.), lashen (v.)] lash?er, n. lash2 (læ?) v.t. to bind or fasten with a rope, cord, etc. [1400?50; late Middle English lasschyn, probably