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Definition lash in British English

lash noun

[countable] noun
/læʃ/
1

a hit with a whip or a thin stick

Example

The court sentenced her to eight years in jail and 500 lashes.

Synonyms and related words
a clip round the ear/earhole backhander bang
2

a quick violent movement of an animal's tail from side to side, often because it is angry

Synonyms and related words
beach bite bite
3

the thin piece of leather forming the main part of a whip

Synonyms and related words
battering ram blunt instrument boomerang
4

an eyelash

Synonyms and related words
aqueous humour baby blues choroid
Definition lash in British English