The boys lashed one of their number to a tree and danced around him like savages.
•Abe lashed the cask to the deck.
•Frank lashed himself to the mast.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
lash out at something — lash out (at (someone/something)) to angrily criticize someone or something. The mayor often lashes out at people who don t agree with him. Usage notes: usually criticism of an opinion or statement … New idioms dictionary
lash — lash1 [ læʃ ] noun count 1. ) a hit with a whip or a thin stick: The court sentenced her to eight years in jail and 500 lashes. 2. ) a quick or violent movement of an animal s tail 3. ) the thin piece of leather forming the main part of a whip 4 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lash — I UK [læʃ] / US verb Word forms lash : present tense I/you/we/they lash he/she/it lashes present participle lashing past tense lashed past participle lashed 1) [transitive] to tie something firmly to something else, or to tie two things together… … English dictionary
lash out at someone — lash out (at (someone/something)) to angrily criticize someone or something. The mayor often lashes out at people who don t agree with him. Usage notes: usually criticism of an opinion or statement … New idioms dictionary
lash out at — lash out (at (someone/something)) to angrily criticize someone or something. The mayor often lashes out at people who don t agree with him. Usage notes: usually criticism of an opinion or statement … New idioms dictionary
lash out — (at (someone/something)) to angrily criticize someone or something. The mayor often lashes out at people who don t agree with him. Usage notes: usually criticism of an opinion or statement … New idioms dictionary
lash — [[t]læ̱ʃ[/t]] lashes, lashing, lashed 1) N COUNT: usu pl Your lashes are the hairs that grow on the edge of your upper and lower eyelids. ...sombre grey eyes, with unusually long lashes... Joanna studied him through her lashes. Syn: eyelash 2)… … English dictionary
lash — lash1 lasher, n. lashingly, adv. lashless, adj. /lash/, n. 1. the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip. 2. a swift stroke or blow, with a whip or the like, given as a punishment: He received 20… … Universalium
lash — I [[t]læʃ[/t]] n. 1) the flexible section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip 2) a swift stroke or blow, with a whip or the like, given as a punishment 3) something that goads or pains in a manner compared to that of a whip 4)… … From formal English to slang
lash out — phrasal verb Word forms lash out : present tense I/you/we/they lash out he/she/it lashes out present participle lashing out past tense lashed out past participle lashed out 1) [intransitive] to try to hit or attack someone suddenly and violently… … English dictionary
lash out — verb attack in speech or writing The editors of the left leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker • Syn: ↑attack, ↑round, ↑assail, ↑snipe, ↑assault • Derivationally related forms: ↑assaultive ( … Useful english dictionary
