lashes

/ˈlæʃɪz/ · noun

Meaning

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.
A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
To ply the whip; to strike.
To utter censure or sarcastic language.
To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

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