lash

1 verb

1 TIE (transitive always + adv/prep) to tie something tightly to something else with a rope, or tie two things together: lash sth to/onto etc: The oars were lashed to the sides of the boat.

2 WIND/RAIN ETC (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to hit against something with violent force: The rain lashed her face. | waves lashing the shore

(+ against/down/across): The wind lashed violently against the door.

3 HIT (T) to hit someone very hard with a whip, stick etc: The guards would lash any of the prisoners who fell behind.

4 TAIL (I, T) if an animal lashes its tail or its tail lashes, it moves it from side to side quickly and strongly, especially because it is angry

5 CRITICIZE (T) a word meaning to criticize someone angrily, used especially in newspapers: Judge lashes drug-dealers.

6 lash sb into a fury/rage/frenzy etc to deliberately make a group of people have strong violent feelings: The crowd was being lashed into a frenzy by the speaker.

lash out phrasal verb (I)

1 to suddenly speak angrily to someone

(+ at): I used to lash out at my children for no reason.

2 to try to hit someone, with a series of violent, uncontrolled movements: In its panic, the bear started to lash out.

2 noun (C)

1 a hit with a whip, especially as a punishment: They were each given fifty lashes.

2 (usually plural) one of the hairs that grow around the edge of your eyes; eyelash

3 a sudden or violent movement like that of a whip: With a lash of its tail, the lion sprang at its prey.

4 the thin piece of leather at the end of a whip