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 stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Thick fringe folded over the front of her face, mingling with her spider-leg lashes, which brushed the bottom of her brows. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

Parts of the panhandle are now under a hurricane watch or tropical storm watch, and up to 5 feet of storm surge is expected to lash the coast. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

An intruder pressed a knife to Beatty's neck, wrapped her face in tape, lashed her to a bed and assaulted her for hours. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026