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  • lashed
    lashed
    adjective
    having lashes or eyelashes, especially of a specified kind or description (usually used in combination).
  • -lashed
    -lashed
    adjective
    having eyelashes as specified
Synonyms

lashed

American  
[lasht] / læʃt /

adjective

  1. having lashes or eyelashes, especially of a specified kind or description (usually used in combination).

    long-lashed blue eyes.
-lashed 1 British  

adjective

  1. having eyelashes as specified

    long-lashed
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lashed 2 British  
/ læʃʃt /

adjective

  1. informal intoxicated; drunk

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Etymology

Origin of lashed

First recorded in 1770–80; lash 1 + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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The first lady also lashed out at Kimmel in a rare statement, calling on US broadcaster ABC to "take a stand" against the late-night host over his comments.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Tallinn's temperature is usually about 21C in July, but the city can be lashed with heavy rain.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Sconset, short for Siasconset, faces the Atlantic like the bow of a ship lashed by winter storms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour lashed out against the proposed bill, calling prediction markets a “better product” in a post on X.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Often, the beasts that lashed out the worst were also the ones hurting the worst.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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