lash (163 synonym found)

Lash has 163 synonyms. The top synonyms for lash are give a whipping, give the stick, come to anchor, leather strip, drop the hook, straitjacket, ride herd on, put in irons and 155 more. Another word for lash is give a whipping. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for lash?

A common synonym for lash is give a whipping. Other synonyms include give the stick, come to anchor, leather strip, drop the hook.

How many synonyms does lash have?

Lash has 163 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does lash mean?

(n): the thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given; a leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare Example: "I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.

Definition of lash:

(n) : the thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given; a leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare
"I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. — Addison."
(v) : to strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one; to strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash
"we lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. — Dryden"
(adj) : Remiss, lax; Relaxed
"1658: Fruits being unwholesome and lash before the fourth or fifth Yeare. -- Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 211)"
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Definition of lash:

(n) : the thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given; a leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare
"I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. — Addison."
(v) : to strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one; to strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash
"we lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. — Dryden"
(adj) : Remiss, lax; Relaxed
"1658: Fruits being unwholesome and lash before the fourth or fifth Yeare. -- Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 211)"
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