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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lashed 2 British  
/ læʃʃt /

adjective

  1. informal intoxicated; drunk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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 statement, calling on broadcaster ABC to "take a stand" against the late-night host.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Halkett lashed one from distance, Smith saved again.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

He has frequently lashed out at the alliance and mused to aides in recent weeks about quitting the alliance altogether.

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

It lashed us hard, answering months of prayers.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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