Synonyms of lashes

lashes 1 of 3

noun

plural of lash

1

as in punches

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

• punches
• blows
• swipes
• slaps
• strokes
• thumps
• thuds
• pounds
• hits
• spanks
• bangs
• whacks
• licks
• pokes
• knocks
• smacks
• clips
• hooks
• pelts
• beats
• claps
• slams
• swats
• cuffs
• welts
• bats
• chops
• socks
• stripes
• hands
• switches
• plumps
• fillips
• thwacks
• stingers
• belts
• buffets
• raps
• whams
• kicks
• knees
• biffs
• dabs
• clouts
• lickings
• haymakers
• hacks
• slugs
• boxes
• cracks
• bops
• bashes
• picks
• whops
• busts
• smashes
• beatings
• wallops
• larrups
• douses
• swings
• shivers
• whips
• counterblows
• body blows
• counterstrokes
• whippings
• lefts
• rabbit punches
• counterpunches
• counters
• uppercuts
• sucker punches
• rights
• roundhouses
• batterings
• thrashings
• knockdowns
• sidewinders
• right-handers
• KOs
• pastings
• bastinadoes
• crunchers
• knockouts
• drubbings
• kayos
• wallopings
• one-twos

2

as in whips

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

• whips
• straps
• floggers
• canes
• batons
• switches
• bats
• scourges
• birches
• crops
• quirts
• rattans
• knouts
• bullwhips
• hickories
• blacksnakes
• rawhides
• cowhides
• flails
• bludgeons
• billy clubs
• billies
• cat-o'-nine-tails
• nightsticks
• cudgels
• staffs
• bastinadoes
• clubs

lashes

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of lash

1

as in hides

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

the cat's tail nervously lashed the table leg

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whips
• hides
• slashes
• flicks
• slaps
• spanks
• bangs
• switches
• scourges
• licks
• leathers
• hits
• cuts
• flagellates
• tans
• punches
• flogs
• flails
• bats
• thrashes
• whales
• horsewhips
• pounds
• clips
• knocks
• straps
• swipes
• birches
• mauls
• whacks
• smacks
• cowhides
• claps
• rawhides
• swats
• canes
• boxes
• beats
• thumps
• pelts
• quirts
• socks
• clubs
• cuffs
• knouts
• touches up
• thwacks
• smites
• batters
• lams
• cracks
• paddles
• clouts
• cudgels
• hammers
• pastes
• works over
• laces
• bashes
• slates
• slugs
• roughs
• belts
• buffets
• lathers
• bludgeons
• busts
• wallops
• pummels
• bops
• threshes
• fustigates
• fibs
• clobbers
• blackjacks
• belabors
• bastes
• pistol-whips
• lambastes
• mangles
• slogs
• pommels
• drubs
• bungs
• whops
• tromps
• whups

2

as in licks

to strike repeatedly

all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licks
• pounds
• whips
• hides
• pelts
• slaps
• batters
• spanks
• punches
• bats
• beats
• hits
• thumps
• attacks
• assaults
• knocks
• smashes
• slams
• does
• chops
• mauls
• raids
• laces
• paddles
• hammers
• works over
• tans
• clubs
• flogs
• storms
• curries
• boxes
• swipes
• slates
• bashes
• punches out
• switches
• whacks
• buffets
• bludgeons
• lathers
• wounds
• thrashes
• belts
• pummels
• whales
• threshes
• fibs
• smacks
• wallops
• belabors
• bastes
• birches
• swats
• roughs (up)
• drubs
• lambastes
• messes (up)
• slogs
• straps
• beats up on
• thwacks
• cuffs
• cracks
• pommels
• socks
• descends (on or upon)
• bungs up
• jumps (on)
• rushes
• lams
• whops
• tromps
• pastes
• whups
• clouts
• canes
• lays on
• whams
• scourges
• leathers
• lacerates
• flagellates
• busts
• cudgels
• horsewhips
• pounces (on or upon)
• assails
• clobbers
• besets
• gores
• mutilates
• whomps
• maims
• fustigates
• pistol-whips
• blackjacks
• cowhides
• rawhides
• mangles

lashes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of lash

as in ties

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

• ties
• straps
• knots
• wires
• tethers
• trusses
• coils
• cords
• binds
• leashes
• bands
• ropes
• threads
• snarls
• cinches
• tangles
• winds
• girts
• laces
• twists
• girds
• intertwines
• interlaces
• entangles
• interweaves

Dissimilar Words

• unleashes
• unties
• unbinds
• unfastens
• undoes
• unlooses
• unlaces
• unstraps
• unloosens
• untwists
• unravels
• untethers
• unstrings
• disentangles
• uncoils
• unwinds
• unlashes
• untangles
• unthreads
• unsnarls
• untwines
• unspools

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lashes

Noun

Instead of long lashes, Charli went for just a few strokes of mascara. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Sep. 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

For her glam, the model opted for a smoky eye, voluminous lashes, a glossy light-pink lip, and vibrant blush. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

She was sentenced to 16 years and more than a 100 lashes for attending that rally. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

The beauty industry trailblazer was putting her signature multi-tasking philosophy to work on lashes, with a formula designed to deliver instant definition while also caring for them over time. — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

Alpha 1, who’s most strict about the disease’s suppression, lashes out uncontrollably. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

The best mascaras for older women help coat lashes with color while addressing the annoying issues that come with age. — Micaela English, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2026

When Lucky verbally lashes out at Billie, the agents leave the room, but Lucky quickly calls her back. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Ukrainian officials have warned residents to guard against further strikes as Russia lashes out. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

Continue reading … SEISMIC SUPPORT — AOC lashes out at Trump for 'betrayal' of voters after key SCOTUS immigration ruling. — FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026

Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026

Key to their turmoil is Niall’s inability to tell the hypermacho Ruben that he’s attracted to men; as the former stays trapped by his repression, the latter lashes out in horrific acts of violence. — Judy Berman, Time, 21 Apr. 2026

Trump lashes out at NATO and the Pope, again. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026