单词 | lash |
释义 | lash v. & n. --v   1. intr. make a sudden whiplike movement with a limb or flexible instrument.   2. tr. beat with a whip, rope, etc.   3. intr. pour or rush with great force.   4. intr. (foll. by at, against) strike violently.   5. tr. castigate in words.   6. tr. urge on as with a lash.   7. tr. (foll. by down, together, etc.) fasten with a cord, rope, etc.   8. tr. (of rain, wind, etc.) beat forcefully upon. --n   1. a a sharp blow made by a whip, rope, etc. b (prec. by the) punishment by beating with a whip etc.   2. the flexible end of a whip.   3. (usu. in pl.) an eyelash. Phrases and idioms lash out   1. speak or hit out angrily.   2. spend money extravagantly, be lavish. lash-up a makeshift or improvised structure or arrangement. Derivatives lasher n. lashingly adv. (esp. in senses 4-5 of v.). lashless adj. Etymology: ME: prob. imit. |
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