What is "lash"

Lash \Lash\ (l[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lashng.]

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

   We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward.
   --Dryden.

2. 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.

   And big waves lash the frighted shores.
   --Dryden.

3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

   He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws.
   --Dryden.

4. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.

Lash \Lash\ (l[a^]sh), n. [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]

1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

   I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.
   --Addison.

2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. [Obs.]

3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.

4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

   The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well.
   --L'Estrange.

5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.

6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

Lash \Lash\, v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.

To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice.
--Dryden.

To lash out, to strike out wildly or furiously; also used figuratively.

Lash \Lash\, v. t. [Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See Lash, n. ] To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.

c.1300, las "a blow, a stroke," later "flexible part of a whip" (late 14c.), possibly imitative. The verb might be the source of the noun.

"bind," 1620s, originally nautical, from Middle French lachier, from Old French lacier "to lace" (see lace (v.)). Related: Lashed; lashing.

"to strike with a whip," c.1300, "to deal a blow;" later "to whip" (late 14c.); see lash (n.). Lash out "to strike out violently" is from 1560s. Related: Lashed; lashing.

Etymology 1 n. 1 The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. 2 (label en obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. 3 A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough. 4 A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. 5 A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. 2 (context transitive English) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash. Etymology 2

vb. (context transitive English) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten. Etymology 3

1. 1 (context obsolete English) remiss, lax. 2 (context obsolete English) relaxed. 3 soft, watery, wet. 4 (context Ulster English) excellent, wonderful 5 Drunk.

1. n. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [syn: eyelash, cilium]

2. leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn: thong]

3. a quick blow with a whip [syn: whip, whiplash]

1. v. beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, slash, strap, trounce]

2. lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"

3. strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" [syn: whip]

4. bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse" [ant: unlash]

Lash were an all-female alternative/ punk rock band from Perth, Australia. The members Belinda-Lee Reid (vocals, guitar), Jaclyn Pearson (drums), Jessica Bennett (lead guitar) and Micaela Slayford (vocals, bass) all met in high school ( Santa Maria College) in Attadale, Western Australia and formed the band Exteria in 1996.

Lash is the second EP from The Jesus Lizard. It was released in 1993 on Touch and Go Records.

Lash or Lashing may refer to:

• Whip
• Flagellation, a form of torture or punishment involving a whip
• Lashing (ropework), a means of attaching two or more objects with rope
• A lashing point such as a D-ring
• Eyelash
• Backlash (engineering), clearance between mating components
• Lighter aboard ship, a system of water transport
• Littoral Airborne Sensor/Hyperspectral, an imaging system developed by the United States Navy
• Lash (band), an all-female alternative/punk rock band from Perth, Australia
• The Lash (1930 film), an American western film
• The Lash (1934 film), a British drama film

The surname Lash may refer to:

• Batton Lash, American comic book creator
• Dominic Lash, English musician
• Don Lash (1912–1994), American long-distance runner
• Israel G. Lash (1810–1878), American politician
• Jennifer Lash (1938–1993), English novelist and painter
• Jim Lash (born 1951), American football player
• Nicholas Lash (born 1934), English theologian
• Scott Lash, American professor of sociology and cultural studies
• Tony Lash, American musician and music producer
• Trude Lash (1908–2004), German-American student activist
• William H. Lash (1961–2006), American political officer and professor
• William Quinlan Lash, English bishop
• Mario Hernandez Lash, Mexican retired footballer

Lash is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics who is an Inhuman. Created by writer Charles Soule and artist Joe Madureira, he first appeared in Inhuman #1 (June 2014), and plays a key role after the release of the Terrigen Mists around the globe at the conclusion of the " Infinity" storyline.

Lash appears in the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Matt Willig as Lash and Blair Underwood as his human alter-ego, Andrew Garner.