lashed

[ lasht ]

/ læʃt /

adjective

having lashes or eyelashes, especially of a specified kind or description (usually used in combination): long-lashed blue eyes.

Nearby words

lash, lash line, lash out, lash rail, lash-up, lashed, lashing, lashings, lashio, lashkar, lashley

Origin of lashed

First recorded in 1770–80; lash¹ + -ed³

Definition for lashed (2 of 3)

lash

[ lash ]

/ læʃ /

noun

the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.

a swift stroke or blow, with a whip or the like, given as a punishment: He received 20 lashes.

something that goads or pains in a manner compared to that of a whip: the lash of his sharp tongue.

a swift dashing or sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; switch.

a violent beating or impact, as of waves or rain, against something.

an eyelash.

Also called neck cord. a cord or a series of cords for lifting the warp in weaving a figured fabric.

verb (used with object)

to strike or beat, as with a whip or something similarly slender and flexible.

to beat violently or sharply against: The rain lashed the trees.

to drive by or as if by strokes of a whip: He lashed them on to greater effort.

to attack, scold, or punish severely with words: She lashed the students with harsh criticism.

to dash, fling, or switch suddenly and swiftly: The crocodile lashed its tail.

verb (used without object)

to strike vigorously at someone or something, as with a weapon or whip (often followed by out): He lashed wildly at his attackers.

to attack or reprove someone with harsh words (often followed by out): to lash out at injustice.

to move suddenly and swiftly; rush, dash, or flash: The coiled snake lashed suddenly.

Chiefly British. to spend money lavishly or foolishly (usually followed by out).

Origin of lash

1300–50; Middle English lashe (noun), lashen (v.); perhaps of expressive orig.

SYNONYMS FOR lash

14 berate, scold, tongue-lash.

Related forms

lash·er, nounlash·ing·ly, adverblash·less, adjective

Definition for lashed (3 of 3)

lash

[ lash ]

/ læʃ /

verb (used with object)

to bind or fasten with a rope, cord, or the like.

Origin of lash

1400–50; late Middle English lasschyn, probably < Middle Dutch or Low German; compare Middle Dutch lasche patch, gusset, Dutch laschen to patch, scarf

SYNONYMS FOR lash

tie, secure, rope, truss.

Related forms

lash·er, nounlash·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for lashed

He is to be lashed 50 times each Friday after prayers until it reaches 1,000 lashes.
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Adultery is criminalized, and young women who sleep with boyfriends before marriage can be lashed.
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They were aggressive, waving guns, automatic weaponry with silencers on, and they lashed out at a cameraman with rifle butts.
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He and his friend huffed the iron wheelbarrow up the ridge, lashed it onto the Jeep.
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On several occasions, Democrats lashed out at the CIA for trying to undermine their report with false information.
Senate Democrats Accuse the CIA of Stonewalling on Torture Policies|Daniel Klaidman|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Thus he spoke: nor did the white-armed goddess Juno disobey, but she lashed on her steeds.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)|Homer
Eddie saw stars—and lashed out with all his might, his flying fists playing a tattoo on the others ribs.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931|Various
It was planted in the green just at the end of the old market house, and there the criminals were lashed by the sheriff.
Out of the Hurly-Burly|Charles Heber Clark
My captors crossed the stream with me, and as we waded through the shallow water they lashed both the mule and me.
An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)|Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)
She overturned Arthur Macdonald's top in her flurry, just when he had lashed it up into a beautiful spin.
The Little Girl Lost|Eleanor Raper

British Dictionary definitions for lashed (1 of 3)

lashed

/ (læʃʃt) /

adjective

British informal intoxicated; drunk

British Dictionary definitions for lashed (2 of 3)

lash

/ (læʃ) /

noun

a sharp cutting blow from a whip or other flexible objecttwenty lashes was his punishment

the flexible end or ends of a whip

a cutting or hurtful blow to the feelings, as one caused by ridicule or scolding

a forceful beating or impact, as of wind, rain, or waves against something

See eyelash

have a lash Australian and NZ informal to make an attempt at or take part in (something)

verb (tr)

to hit (a person or thing) sharply with a whip, rope, etc, esp as a punishment

(of rain, waves, etc) to beat forcefully against

to attack with words, ridicule, etc

to flick or wave sharply to and frothe restless panther lashed his tail

to urge or drive with or as if with a whipto lash the audience into a violent mood

Derived Forms

lasher, nounlashingly, adverb

Word Origin for lash

C14: perhaps imitative

British Dictionary definitions for lashed (3 of 3)

lash

/ (læʃ) /

verb

(tr) to bind or secure with rope, string, etc

Derived Forms

lasher, noun

Word Origin for lash

C15: from Old French lachier, ultimately from Latin laqueāre to ensnare, from laqueus noose

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