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lash

1. lash \'lash\ vb [ME lashen] 1: to move violently or suddenly : DASH  2: 
   to strike with or as if with a whip  3: to make a verbal attack or retort  
   1a: WHIP, SCOURGE  1b: BEAT, FLAIL  2a: to assail with stinging words  2b: 
   DRIVE, GOAD  2c: to cause to lash  - lash.er n
2. lash n 1a1: a stroke with a whip or with anything slender, pliant, and 
   tough  1a2: the flexible part of a whip; also : WHIP  1b: a sudden swinging 
   blow  2: a verbal blow; also : SPUR  3: EYELASH 
3. lash vt [ME lasschen to lace, fr. MF lacier - more at LACE] : to bind 
   with a rope, cord, or chain  - lash.er n