Synonyms of lash

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noun

1

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

a sailor punished for disobedience with lashes from the captain's whip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• slap
• thump
• punch
• swipe
• stroke
• hit
• whack
• thud
• knock
• smack
• spank
• pound
• poke
• lick
• bang
• beat
• slam
• clip
• hook
• clap
• chop
• bat
• switch
• belt
• swat
• pelt
• welt
• kick
• cuff
• stripe
• crack
• sock
• thwack
• stinger
• bash
• smash
• dab
• plump
• box
• slug
• bop
• biff
• hack
• knee
• wham
• clout
• wallop
• rap
• buffet
• haymaker
• fillip
• pick
• douse
• bust
• licking
• swing
• pounding
• whop
• whap
• hand
• beating
• whip
• larrup
• whipping
• left
• counter
• counterstroke
• shiver
• right
• hammering
• body blow
• counterblow
• sucker punch
• thrashing
• knockdown
• roundhouse
• battering
• flogging
• uppercut
• bastinado
• one-two
• pummeling
• sidewinder
• counterpunch
• knockout
• rabbit punch
• cruncher
• KO
• drubbing
• pummelling
• cudgelling
• bludgeoning
• pasting
• cudgeling
• clobbering
• right-hander
• walloping
• kayo
• bastinade
• lambasting

2

as in whip

a long thin or flexible tool for striking

the rider repeatedly struck the horse with the lash to force it to go faster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whip
• strap
• cane
• flogger
• baton
• switch
• scourge
• bat
• knout
• birch
• quirt
• hickory
• bullwhip
• crop
• rattan
• rawhide
• blacksnake
• bastinado
• bludgeon
• flail
• cudgel
• billy
• cowhide
• nightstick
• staff
• billy club
• cat-o'-nine-tails
• bastinade
• club

lash

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verb (1)

ˈlash 

1

as in to whip

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

the cat's tail nervously lashed the table leg

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whip
• hide
• slash
• flick
• leather
• slap
• switch
• horsewhip
• spank
• scourge
• hit
• cut
• flail
• flog
• flagellate
• tan
• thrash
• punch
• knock
• lick
• bat
• birch
• smack
• rawhide
• bang
• strap
• cowhide
• whale
• maul
• swipe
• whack
• quirt
• clip
• pound
• cane
• clap
• knout
• beat
• thump
• swat
• box
• pelt
• cudgel
• smite
• club
• paddle
• crack
• touch up
• thwack
• cuff
• pummel
• clobber
• rough
• hammer
• bash
• sock
• clout
• batter
• belt
• bludgeon
• slug
• bung
• bop
• wallop
• lather
• blackjack
• paste
• lam
• mangle
• drub
• work over
• lambast
• whop
• slate
• bust
• lambaste
• lace
• baste
• buffet
• fustigate
• thresh
• pommel
• slog
• belabor
• fib
• whup
• whap
• pistol-whip
• tromp

2

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• whip
• hide
• pound
• pelt
• slap
• beat
• batter
• bat
• hit
• spank
• punch
• attack
• assault
• knock
• thump
• do
• maul
• smash
• chop
• slam
• paddle
• pummel
• hammer
• smack
• bash
• storm
• punch out
• bludgeon
• belt
• flog
• tan
• thrash
• raid
• lather
• curry
• club
• switch
• birch
• box
• drub
• wallop
• lambast
• whack
• whop
• rough (up)
• work over
• wound
• swipe
• lambaste
• slate
• lace
• baste
• buffet
• pommel
• thresh
• whale
• slog
• fib
• belabor
• whap
• whup
• mess (up)
• beat up on
• bung up
• swat
• strap
• crack
• tromp
• rush
• thwack
• cane
• assail
• descend (on or upon)
• cuff
• clobber
• cudgel
• leather
• clout
• horsewhip
• sock
• paste
• lay on
• scourge
• jump (on)
• wham
• beset
• lam
• flagellate
• pounce (on or upon)
• lacerate
• bust
• whomp
• rawhide
• cowhide
• gore
• blackjack
• maim
• mutilate
• mangle
• fustigate
• pistol-whip

lash

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verb (2)

as in to tie

to prevent (someone or something) from moving freely by or as if by means of a line or cord

The raft was made from several logs lashed together with a rope.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tie
• strap
• knot
• rope
• tether
• cord
• bind
• wire
• coil
• leash
• thread
• band
• truss
• cinch
• girt
• snarl
• wind
• gird
• tangle
• intertwine
• twist
• entangle
• lace
• interweave
• interlace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unleash
• untie
• undo
• unbind
• unloose
• unfasten
• unlace
• unstrap
• unravel
• disentangle
• untether
• untwist
• unwind
• untangle
• unsnarl
• unloosen
• uncoil
• unstring
• unlash
• unthread
• untwine
• unspool

Examples of lash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In one sweet segment that aired Thursday, Sept. 26, Guthrie, 52, was so overwhelmed with emotion that one of her false lashes came loose, which led to a hilarious moment among herself, Kotb, 60, Al Roker and Sheinelle Jones. —Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024

This L’Oreal brown mascara has a formula that will give your lashes an intense length without any flaking. —Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024

Verb

The system was exiting the state early Thursday near Cape Canaveral, but the Space Coast was still being lashed by strong, gusty winds and heavy rainfall, the National Hurricane Center said. —Christopher Cann, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024

Flooding occurred on the west and east coast, and strong winds lashed the state, especially in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. —Greg Norman, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024