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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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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

He lashed out through his White House pep secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday morning.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

His family wrote in a tribute: "Our beautiful soft skinned, beautiful long eye lashed boy with a cheeky charming infectious smile that touched everyone's hearts left this dimension early this morning in my arms."

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

When she did, the answers lashed themselves across the right of the screen almost before she had finished.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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