| Front | lash |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, noun BrE /læʃ/NAmE /læʃ/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] to hit sb/sth with great force pound+ adv./prep. The rain lashed at the windows. Branches lashed at my face.~ sth Huge waves lashed the shore. 2 [transitive] ~ sb/sth to hit a person or an animal with a whip, rope, stick, etc. beat 3 [transitive] ~ sb/sth to criticize sb/sth in a very angry way attack 4 [transitive] ~ sth + adv./prep. to fasten sth tightly to sth else with ropes  Several logs had been lashed together to make a raft. During the storm everything on deck had to be lashed down. 5 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) to move or to move sth quickly and violently from side to side The crocodile's tail was lashing furiously from side to side. ˌlash ˈout (at sb/sth) 1 to suddenly try to hit sb She suddenly lashed out at the boy. 2 to criticize sb in an angry wayIn a bitter article he lashed out at his critics. ˌlash ˈout on sth(BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on sth noun 1 = eyelash her long dark lashes 2 a hit with a whip, given as a form of punishment They each received 20 lashes for stealing. (figurative) to feel the lash of sb's tongue (= to be spoken to in an angry and critical way) 3 the thin leather part at the end of a whip The lash struck him across the back. |
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