lashed
adjective
having lashes or eyelashes, especially of a specified kind or description (usually used in combination).
lashed
American
[lasht]
/ læʃt /
adjective
-lashed
1
British
adjective
lashed
2
British
/ læʃʃt /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of lashed
Example Sentences
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Iran lashed out at targets including energy infrastructure in countries such as the U.A.E., a key commercial conduit to the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
At intervals of 20 years and sometimes more often, it has lashed and splashed us, turned our living rooms into muddy aquariums, swept away our cars and houses, and sometimes hundreds of Angelenos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Athletes were also briefly evacuated from the containers as record rainfall lashed Nagoya last week and caused widespread flooding.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
But that fast running aspect has been compromised by the storms that lashed the layout on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Stacks of firewood were then lashed onto the sledge, and most of the provisions that had been carried by the packhorses were transferred there as well.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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