( v. t. )
To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail.
( v. t. )
To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012