LASH

I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb to move violently or suddenly ; dash , to thrash or beat violently , to make a verbal attack or retort, transitive verb 1. to whip or fling about violently , to strike or beat with or as if with a whip , 2. to assail with stinging words, drive , whip , ~er noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a stroke with or as if with a whip, the flexible part of a whip, punishment by whipping, a beating, whipping, or driving force, a stinging rebuke, eye~ , the clearance or play between adjacent movable mechanical parts, III. transitive verb see: lace Date: 1624 to bind with or as if with a line, ~er noun