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

Aside from my blush never looking better, her recent collab with Velour lashes has made the application of falsies so easy (even for my shaky hands). — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

This creates an ombré effect, which helps open the eyes and makes lashes appear fuller. — 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

To start, pull back your lashes so your waterline comes into view. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026

Getting her fake lashes removed didn’t immediately resolve the problem. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

She was given a course of antibiotics and antihistamines, and told to wait three days for the swelling to go down before getting the false lashes removed. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

For a natural, lash-enhancing effect, Briceno suggests pressing the pencil directly into the roots of your lashes rather than drawing a thick line above them. — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026

Verb

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

The brand’s hero reusable Plushy lashes retail for $25 a pair, while the brand’s Control Kits, which include application tools, retail for about $125. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026