LASH THE WAVES

Meaning of LASH THE WAVES in English

Make vain efforts, try in vain, beat the air, fish in the air.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012

LASH — I. ˈlash, -aa(ə)-, -ai- verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English lashen to throw quickly, strike with a lash, move …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAVES — present third singular of wave plural of wave
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LASH — (v. t.) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like …
Английский словарь Webster
LASH — (v. t.) To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
Английский словарь Webster
LASH — ( v. t. ) To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LASH — ( v. t. ) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LASH — ( v. t. ) To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LASH — ( n. ) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAVES — /wayvz/ , n. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) the Women's Reserve of the U.S. Naval Reserve, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LASH — lash 1 — lasher , n. — lashingly , adv. — lashless , adj. /lash/ , n. 1. the flexible …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAVES — women's reserve of the United States Navy that was originally created in 1942 as a volunteer unit of women to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LASH — I. ˈlash verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. : to move violently or suddenly : dash …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LASH — vt to throw out with a jerk or quickly. 2. lash ·noun a leash in which an animal is caught …
Webster English vocab
WAVES — ■ plural noun the women's section of the US Navy. Origin acronym from Women Appointed (later Accepted ) for Volunteer …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LASH — [lash] vb [ME] vi (14c) 1: to move violently or suddenly: dash 2: to thrash or beat violently "rain ~ed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAVES — acronym of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service military unit, established on July 30, 1942, as the U.S. Navy's corps …
Britannica English vocabulary
LASH — / læʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to hit sb/sth with great force SYN pound : [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LASH — I. lash 1 /læʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Sense 1: Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: lacier , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LASH — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make a sudden whiplike movement with a limb or flexible instrument. 2 tr. beat …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LASH — v. & n. v. 1 intr. make a sudden whiplike movement with a limb or flexible instrument. 2 tr. beat …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LASH — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. make a sudden whiplike movement with a limb or flexible instrument. 2 tr. beat …
Oxford English vocab
LASH — ( lashes, lashing, lashed) 1. Your lashes are the hairs that grow on the edge of your upper and lower …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LASH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a storm lashes/batters a place literary ▪ Fierce storms lashed the coastline. the rain …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LASH — Synonyms and related words : anchor, assail, attack, band, bandage, baste, bastinado, bawl out, beat, belabor, belt, bend, berate, bind, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LASH — I. noun ⇨ See ↑ eyelash II. verb Lash is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ rain , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAVES — • ↑ in waves
Longman Activator English vocab
LASH — n. 25B6; verb he lashed her repeatedly : WHIP, flog, beat, thrash, horsewhip, scourge, birch, switch, belt, strap, cane; strike, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LASH — n. 1 whip, scourge, cat-o'-nine-tails, cat, quirt, knout, bull-whip, thong; rope's end The bosun gave him twenty of the best …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WAVES — волны interference of light waves ≈ интерференция света medium high-frequency waves ≈ промежуточные волны parametrically coupled waves ≈ параметрически связанные …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LASH — 1. сущ. 1) плеть; бич; ремень; ремешок (кнута) 2) удар хлыстом, бичом, плетью He received 30 lashes for the crime. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAVES — Море
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WAVES — Веллен
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LASH — lash.ogg _I 1. læʃ n 1. 1> плеть, хлыст, бич 2> удар плетью, хлыстом, бичом he was given twenty lashes …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAVES — волны interference of light waves — интерференция света medium high-frequency waves — промежуточные волны parametrically coupled waves — параметрически связанные волны - bulk-mode waves - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LASH — _I 1. læʃ n 1. 1> плеть, хлыст, бич 2> удар плетью, хлыстом, бичом he was given twenty lashes - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LASH — 1. сущ. 1) плеть; бич; ремень; ремешок ( кнута ) 2) удар хлыстом, бичом, плетью He received 30 lashes for …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LASH — 1. сущ. 1) плеть; бич; ремень; ремешок (кнута) 2) удар хлыстом, бичом, плетью He received 30 lashes for the crime. — За свое …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LASH — 1. _n. 1> плеть; бич; ремень (кнута) 2> удар хлыстом, бичом, плетью; - the lash 3> резкий упрек; критика; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LASH — 1. n. 1. плеть; бич; ремень (кнута) 2. удар хлыстом, бичом, плетью; - the lash 3. резкий упрек; критика; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LASH — 1. _n. 1> плеть; бич; ремень (кнута) 2> удар хлыстом, бичом, плетью; the lash порка 3> резкий упрёк; критика; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WAVES — - Women in the Navy "Уэйвз", Женщины на флоте Официальное название - "Женщины на добровольной чрезвычайной службе" [Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency …
WAVES — (Women in the Navy) "Уэйвз", Женщины на флоте Официальное название - "Женщины на добровольной чрезвычайной службе" [Women Accepted for Volunteer …
WAVES — см. brain waves
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерной безопасности
WAVES — волны interference of light waves ≈ интерференция света medium high-frequency waves ≈ промежуточные волны parametrically coupled waves ≈ параметрически связанные …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LASH — 1. сущ. 1) плеть; бич; ремень; ремешок (кнута) 2) удар хлыстом, бичом, плетью He received 30 lashes for the crime. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAVES — махать волна
Англо-Русский словарь
MAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAVE MOTION — propagation of disturbances-that is, deviations from a state of rest or equilibrium-from place to place in a regular and organized …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAVE — on a body of water, a ridge or swell on the surface, normally having a forward motion distinct from the …
Britannica English vocabulary
ULTRASONICS — vibrations of frequencies greater than the upper limit of the audible range for humansthat is, greater than about 20 kilohertz. …
Britannica English vocabulary
TSUNAMI — also called Seismic Sea Wave, or Tidal Wave, catastrophic ocean wave, usually caused by a submarine earthquake occurring less than …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEISMIC WAVE — vibration generated by an earthquake, explosion, or similar phenomenon and propagated within the Earth or along its surface. Earthquakes generate …
Britannica English vocabulary
PERISTALSIS
Britannica English vocabulary
MICROSCOPE
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ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION — in terms of classical theory, the flow of energy at the universal speed of light through free space or through …
Britannica English vocabulary
EARTHQUAKE — any abrupt disturbance within the Earth that is tectonic or volcanic in origin and that results in the generation of …
Britannica English vocabulary
OCEAN SPRINGS — resort city, Jackson county, southeastern Mississippi, U.S., on Biloxi Bay across from Biloxi. It developed around the site of Old …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAVE — I. wave 1 S3 W2 /weɪv/ BrE AmE noun 1 . SEA [countable] a line of raised water that moves …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crime wave (= a sudden increase in crime in an area ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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