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
• punch
• thump
• swipe
• stroke
• hit
• whack
• thud
• knock
• pound
• smack
• poke
• spank
• lick
• bang
• beat
• slam
• clip
• hook
• clap
• chop
• bat
• belt
• switch
• swat
• pelt
• welt
• kick
• cuff
• stripe
• crack
• sock
• thwack
• stinger
• bash
• dab
• plump
• smash
• box
• slug
• bop
• hack
• biff
• knee
• wham
• clout
• rap
• buffet
• wallop
• fillip
• pick
• pounding
• bust
• swing
• licking
• douse
• beating
• whop
• hand
• haymaker
• whip
• whipping
• larrup
• left
• counter
• right
• shiver
• counterstroke
• hammering
• body blow
• sucker punch
• thrashing
• knockdown
• roundhouse
• flogging
• battering
• uppercut
• one-two
• counterblow
• pummeling
• sidewinder
• knockout
• counterpunch
• bastinado
• rabbit punch
• KO
• drubbing
• bludgeoning
• pasting
• cruncher
• cudgeling
• clobbering
• right-hander
• walloping
• kayo
• 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
• 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
• scourge
• spank
• hit
• flail
• cut
• flog
• flagellate
• tan
• thrash
• punch
• lick
• knock
• bat
• birch
• smack
• rawhide
• bang
• strap
• cowhide
• whale
• maul
• swipe
• quirt
• whack
• clip
• pound
• cane
• clap
• knout
• beat
• thump
• swat
• box
• pelt
• cudgel
• smite
• club
• paddle
• crack
• touch up
• thwack
• cuff
• pummel
• rough
• clobber
• hammer
• bash
• sock
• clout
• belt
• batter
• bludgeon
• slug
• bung
• bop
• wallop
• lather
• blackjack
• paste
• lam
• mangle
• drub
• work over
• whop
• slate
• lambaste
• bust
• lace
• baste
• buffet
• fustigate
• thresh
• pommel
• slog
• belabor
• fib
• whup
• 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
• knock
• assault
• thump
• do
• maul
• smash
• chop
• slam
• paddle
• pummel
• hammer
• smack
• bash
• storm
• punch out
• bludgeon
• belt
• flog
• tan
• raid
• thrash
• lather
• curry
• club
• switch
• birch
• drub
• wallop
• box
• whop
• rough (up)
• whack
• work over
• lambaste
• wound
• swipe
• slate
• lace
• buffet
• baste
• pommel
• thresh
• whale
• slog
• fib
• belabor
• whup
• beat up on
• mess (up)
• bung up
• swat
• strap
• crack
• tromp
• rush
• thwack
• cane
• assail
• descend (on or upon)
• cuff
• clobber
• cudgel
• leather
• clout
• horsewhip
• sock
• lay on
• paste
• 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.

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lash

Noun

The Manta’s eye pads keep pressure off my eyeballs and lashes, and this same design lets my skin breathe a lot better while still creating true darkness. — Brandon Schultz, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026

The couple — a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman — each received 21 lashes, according to The Associated Press. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Verb

Trump has lashed out on social media against Iran, vowing to punish its regime for killing Americans. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Spainard Ferran Torres then lashed it into the back of the net deep in extra time, sealing the victory for the European side. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 July 2026