LASH


Meaning of LASH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ læʃ ]

( lashes, lashing, lashed)

1.

Your lashes are the hairs that grow on the edge of your upper and lower eyelids.

...sombre grey eyes, with unusually long lashes...

Joanna studied him through her lashes.

= eyelash

N-COUNT : usu pl

2.

If you lash two or more things together, you tie one of them firmly to the other.

Secure the anchor by lashing it to the rail...

The shelter is built by lashing poles together to form a small dome...

We were worried about the lifeboat which was not lashed down.

= tie

VERB : V n to n , V pl-n with together , V n with adv , also V n

3.

If wind, rain, or water lashes someone or something, it hits them violently. ( WRITTEN )

The worst winter storms of the century lashed the east coast of North America...

Suddenly rain lashed against the windows...

VERB : V n , V prep / adv

4.

If someone lashes you or lashes into you, they speak very angrily to you, criticizing you or saying you have done something wrong.

She went quiet for a moment while she summoned up the words to lash him...

The report lashes into police commanders for failing to act on intelligence information.

VERB : V n , V into n

5.

A lash is a thin strip of leather at the end of a whip.

N-COUNT

6.

A lash is a blow with a whip, especially a blow on someone’s back as a punishment.

The villagers sentenced one man to five lashes for stealing a ham from his neighbor.

N-COUNT

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.