Word Finder - lashing

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To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

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To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.

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To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

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To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.

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• berate

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To ply the whip; to strike.

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To utter censure or sarcastic language.

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(of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down

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To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

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lash a pack on a horse's back

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Something used to tie something or lash it to something.

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The lashings, which had been holding the chest to the deck of the storm-tossed ship, broke, and it went overboard.

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(in the form "lashings of"): plenty of

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Lashings of ginger beer

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The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.

She tore away, lashing out with the dagger.

If they kept on lashing at each other like this, their relationship would be torn to shreds.

They defend themselves not only with their powerful jaws and sharp claws, but also with lashing strokes of the long tail.

People who can relate to my crying jags, my lashing out at those I love.

The peasant drivers, shouting and lashing their horses, kept crossing from side to side.

You'll quickly understand what a tongue lashing is all about if you give him reason to test it out on you.

Then she joined the fun, leaping and lashing her feet into the air as she twisted her belly toward the sun.

You can pitch a tent, start a campfire, build furniture by lashing tree branches together in theory anyway!

All acting heads of state get their own throne, although each is personally responsible for securely lashing it to the sacred islet.

Lashing out at them is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Campbell 's widely documented temper tantrums.

I had to look to general cleanliness, lashing and stowing hammocks, and the victualling department.

Cilia produce lashing or whipping movements to direct or cause motion of substances or fluids within the body.

Parents can suggest that, for instance, the child ask an adult to intervene before lashing out at a classmate.

One of the hardest things to do at this stage of grief is to keep from lashing out, either at your ex, your friends, or at yourself.

If someone does lash out, it's a good idea to keep in mind that they are going through immense pain, and try not to take their lashing out personally.

Unfortunately, the hope Tara found in Miss Jeannette's actions left Tara angry and aimless, lashing out at the people in her life including cousin Lafayette; best friend Sookie; and bar owner, boss and sometime lover Sam.

The movement of the zoospore is effected by the lashing of the cilia and is in the direction of the beak, while the zoospore slowly rotates on its long axis at the same time.

Hearing this apology the Tiger and the Lion stopped lashing their tails and retreated with dignified steps to the side of the Princess.

The temptation may be high to let the irresponsible coworker know just how irritating his or her lack of reliability is but lashing out will make a negligent coworker even more defensive.

The axe was at the close of the prehistoric age a square slab of copper (7) with one sharp edge; small projecting tails then appeared at each end of the back (8), and increased until the long tail for lashing on to the handle is more than half the length of the axe in an iron one of Roman (?) age (13).