Meaning of "lash" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LASH

Perhaps imitative.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LASH

lash  [læʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LASH

Lash is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lash in English.

WHAT DOES LASH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lash

Lash or Lashing may refer to: ▪ Whip ▪ Flagellation, a form of torture or punishment involving a whip ▪ Lashing, a means of attaching two or more objects with rope ▪ Eyelash ▪ Backlash, clearance between mating components ▪ Lighter aboard ship, a system of water transport ▪ Littoral Airborne Sensor/Hyperspectral, an imaging system developed by the United States Navy ▪ Lash, an all-female alternative/punk rock band from Perth, Australia ▪ The Lash, an American western film ▪ The Lash, a British drama film...

Definition of lash in the English dictionary

The first definition of lash in the dictionary is a sharp cutting blow from a whip or other flexible object. Other definition of lash is the flexible end or ends of a whip. Lash is also a cutting or hurtful blow to the feelings, as one caused by ridicule or scolding.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LASH

PRESENT

Present

I lash

you lash

he/she/it lashes

we lash

you lash

they lash

Present continuous

I am lashing

you are lashing

he/she/it is lashing

we are lashing

you are lashing

they are lashing

Present perfect

I have lashed

you have lashed

he/she/it has lashed

we have lashed

you have lashed

they have lashed

Present perfect continuous

I have been lashing

you have been lashing

he/she/it has been lashing

we have been lashing

you have been lashing

they have been lashing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I lashed

you lashed

he/she/it lashed

we lashed

you lashed

they lashed

Past continuous

I was lashing

you were lashing

he/she/it was lashing

we were lashing

you were lashing

they were lashing

Past perfect

I had lashed

you had lashed

he/she/it had lashed

we had lashed

you had lashed

they had lashed

Past perfect continuous

I had been lashing

you had been lashing

he/she/it had been lashing

we had been lashing

you had been lashing

they had been lashing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will lash

you will lash

he/she/it will lash

we will lash

you will lash

they will lash

Future continuous

I will be lashing

you will be lashing

he/she/it will be lashing

we will be lashing

you will be lashing

they will be lashing

Future perfect

I will have lashed

you will have lashed

he/she/it will have lashed

we will have lashed

you will have lashed

they will have lashed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been lashing

you will have been lashing

he/she/it will have been lashing

we will have been lashing

you will have been lashing

they will have been lashing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lash

you would lash

he/she/it would lash

we would lash

you would lash

they would lash

Conditional continuous

I would be lashing

you would be lashing

he/she/it would be lashing

we would be lashing

you would be lashing

they would be lashing

Conditional perfect

I would have lash

you would have lash

he/she/it would have lash

we would have lash

you would have lash

they would have lash

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been lashing

you would have been lashing

he/she/it would have been lashing

we would have been lashing

you would have been lashing

they would have been lashing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lash
we let´s lash
you lash

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to lash

Past participle

lashed

Present Participle

lashing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «LASH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lash» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of lash

attack · beat · belabour · berate · bind · birch · blast · blow · bullwhip · cane · castigate · cat-o´-nine-tails · censure · chastise · criticize · crop · drum · fasten · flagellate · flame · flay · flog · hammer · hit · horsewhip · join · knout · lam · lampoon · pound · put down · rawhide · ridicule · riding crop · rope · satirize · scold · scourge · secure · slate · smack · strap · strike · stripe · stroke · swipe · switch · tear into · thong · thrash · tie · upbraid · whip

TRANSLATION OF LASH

Find out the translation of lash to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lash from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lash» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 睫毛
• Translator English - Spanish: pestaña
• English: lash
• Translator English - Hindi: चाबुक
• Translator English - Arabic: السوط
• Translator English - Russian: ресниц
• Translator English - Portuguese: cílio
• Translator English - Bengali: কশাঘাত
• Translator English - French: cil
• Translator English - Malay: Lash
• Translator English - German: Wimper
• Translator English - Japanese: まつげ
• Translator English - Korean: 속눈썹
• Translator English - Javanese: Lash
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dây da roi
• Translator English - Tamil: டெல்லியில்
• Translator English - Marathi: फटके
• Translator English - Turkish: kirpik
• Translator English - Italian: ciglio
• Translator English - Polish: chłostać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вій
• Translator English - Romanian: Lash
• Translator English - Greek: μαστίγιο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wimper
• Translator English - Swedish: lash
• Translator English - Norwegian: lash

10 QUOTES WITH «LASH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lash.

1

Sholem Asch

The lash may force men to physical labor, it cannot force them to spiritual creativity.

2

Charles M. Blow

My mother was a stout woman with a man's name - Billie. She was plain-faced with honest eyes - no black grease by the lash line, no blue powder on the lids, eyebrows not plucked up high and thin.

3

James Boswell

He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

4

Jimmy Carter

I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts.

5

Meagan Good

I love creme liner because I have lash extensions and sometimes the liquid liner can get into the lashes. It's also easier to guide. I can create straighter lines with it.

6

Meir Kahane

The Jew is upset because the nations of the world - the United Nations - lash him, brand him as racist and evil, hate him and openly demonstrate their desire to destroy him.

7

Paul Klee

One does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little bit our own. Only then will the work be a part of our own flesh. The garden must be weeded.

8

Johann Most

It is the lash of hunger which compels the poor man to submit. In order to live he must sell - 'voluntarily' sell - himself every day and hour to the 'beast of property.'

9

Emmeline Pankhurst

Solitary confinement is too terrible a punishment to inflict on any human being, no matter what his crime. Hardened criminals in the men's prisons, it is said, often beg for the lash instead.

10

Chloe Sevigny

I'm definitely a lash girl. I feel they are my best feature. I have tried lots of mascaras. I was drawn to Lancome Doll Lashes recently. Not only because of the name, but it smells like roses! I usually add a few coats of it for a night out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LASH»

Discover the use of lash in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lash and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash: Piracy, Sexuality, and Masculine ...

For abstracts see: Caribbean Abstracts, no. 11, 1999-2000 (2001); p. 111.

Hans Turley, 1999

Economies of Signs and Space

This is a novel account of social change that supplants conventional understandings of society' and presents a sociology that takes as its main unit of analysis flows through time and across space.

Professor Scott M Lash, Scott Lash John Urry, Professor John Urry, 1993

Not in His Image: Gnostic Vision, Sacred Ecology, and the ...

Not in His Image delves deeply into the shadows of ancient Gnostic writings to reconstruct the story early Christians tried to scrub from the pages of history, exploring the richness of the ancient European Pagan spirituality--the Pagan ...

John Lamb Lash, 2006

Critique of Information

It is these ideas that make the critique of information possible. This book is a major testament to the prospects of culture, politics and theory in the global information society.

Scott Lash, 2002

On Pilgrimage

The late novelist traces her solitary pilgrimage through France and Spain in the midst of her battle with cancer in 1986, bearing witness to the power of Christianity at such awe-inspiring sites as Lourdes and the forests of the Auvergne.

Jennifer Lash, 1998

Annie Lash

After the death of her parents, Annie Lash yearned for a man she could give her love to completely.

Dorothy Garlock, 2001

Global Culture Industry: The Mediation of Things

This book is set to become a dialectic of enlightenment for the age of globalization. It will be essential reading for students and scholars across the social sciences.

Scott Lash, Celia Lury, 2007

Blood Ties

Shares the consequences of parents' inability to love their offspring in a story of neglect, avoidance, and banishment spanning three generations

Jennifer Lash, 1997

Sociology of Postmodernism

This authoritative and revealing book provides the first sociological examination of postmodernism. Lash examines the differences between modernism and postmodernism, providing a clear explanation of why postmodernism is important.

Dr Scott Lash, 2014

Madam Lash: Gretel Pinnigers Scandalous Life of Sex, Art and ...

Join Sam Everingham as he takes you into the colourful reality of Australia's most misunderstood eccentric. This is a portrait as revealing' provocative and outrageous as Madam Lash herself.

Sam Everingham, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LASH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lash is used in the context of the following news items.

Severe gales to lash east coast | NZNews | 3 News

Severe winds could lash New Zealand's east coast for the next 36 hours as a cold front moves north. MetService is forecasting strong ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»

Asia Briefs: 4 die, thousands flee as floods lash Philippines, East …

4 die, thousands flee as floods lash Philippines. MANILA • Four people were killed and thousands forced to flee their homes when floods ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»

Liberals lash Bronwyn Bishop's 'official' duties claim | The Australian

Liberal Party luminaries have challenged Bronwyn Bishop's claim that addressing party fundraisers qualifies as an “official” duty, as the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

Heavy rain lash Jaipur, monsoon revives in Rajasthan | Business …

Heavy rain lash Jaipur, monsoon revives in Rajasthan. Press Trust of India | Jaipur. July 19, 2015 Last Updated at 19:22 IST. My Page. Related News. «Business Standard, Jul 15»

Normal life thrown out of gear as heavy rains lash coast, several …

Mangaluru, Jul 19: Several areas in the city have been indundated due to torrential rains over the past few days. On Sunday July 19, it poured ... «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»

Heavy Monsoon rains to lash Rajasthan and Gujarat | Skymet Weather

Rain in Gujarat The wait for good Monsoon showers has finally come to an end, with spell of heavy downpour approaching rain-deprived ... «Skymet Weather, Jul 15»

Heavy rains to lash Odisha in next 48 hours - OdishaSunTimes.com

Heavy rains to lash Odisha in next 48 hours. Odisha Sun Times Bureau Bhubaneswar, Jul 19. Most parts of Odisha would experience heavy rainfall in the next ... «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»

Legion baseball: Lakers lash Lethbridge - Daily Inter Lake: Members

Legion baseball: Lakers lash Lethbridge. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. «Daily Inter Lake, Jul 15»

Monday finish for Open after high winds lash course - Gulf Times

Monday finish for Open after high winds lash course. 10:53 PM. 18. July. 2015. Jordan Spieth of the US hits his tee shot on the 16th hole during the second ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»

Heavy rains, thundershowers lash east UP - The Times of India

Heavy rains, thundershowers lash east UP. Met department have forecast rain or thundershowers at a few places over eastern Uttar Pradesh ... «Times of India, Jul 15»