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 formula is made with jojoba waxes to keep fragile lashes conditioned and soft. — Micaela English, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2026

Not every day calls for bold black lashes, and this brown Lash Slick version makes a strong case for switching things up. — Grace Scollo, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

EDTAugust 17, 2026 This weekend, Hawaii was lashed by a rare hurricane, as Lala’s eye passed just 20 miles south of the Big Island’s southern tip on Saturday. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026

The eyewall was forecast to move over or near the island’s southern end by the evening, lashing its worst winds at volcanic slopes thousands of feet above sea level. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026