n. 25B6; verb
he lashed her repeatedly : WHIP, flog, beat, thrash, horsewhip, scourge, birch, switch, belt, strap, cane; strike, hit; informal wallop, whack, lam, larrup, give someone a (good) hiding; N. Amer. informal whale.
rain lashed the window panes : BEAT AGAINST, dash against, pound, batter, strike, hit, knock.
the tiger began to lash his tail : SWISH, flick, twitch, whip.
fear lashed them into a frenzy : PROVOKE, incite, arouse, excite, agitate, stir up, whip up, work up.
two boats were lashed together : FASTEN, bind, tie (up), tether, hitch, knot, rope, make fast.
25B6; noun
he brought the lash down upon the prisoner's back : WHIP, horsewhip, switch, scourge, thong, flail, strap, birch, cane; historical knout, cat-o'-nine-tails, cat.
twenty lashes : STROKE, blow, hit, strike, welt, thwack, thump; informal wallop, whack; archaic stripe.
25A0; lash out
the president lashed out at the opposition : CRITICIZE, chastise, censure, attack, condemn, denounce, lambaste, harangue, pillory; berate, upbraid, rebuke, reproach; informal lay into; formal castigate.
Norman lashed out at Terry with a knife : HIT OUT, strike, let fly, take a swing; set upon/about, turn on, round on, attack; informal lay into, tear into, pitch into.
(informal) they lashed out on a taxi : SPEND LAVISHLY, be extravagant; informal splash out, splurge, shell out, squander money, waste money, fritter money away.