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# lash

«lash» in Mova's school dictionary: **An eyelash: one of the small hairs growing on the edge of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a lash, lashes); verb (lash, lashes, lashed, lashing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An eyelash: one of the small hairs growing on the edge of your eyelid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#m1)

2) A hit with a whip, or the thin part of a whip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#m2)

3) (verb) To hit hard and repeatedly, like rain or waves: «Rain lashed the windows». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#m3)

4) (verb) To tie things tightly with rope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#m4)

5) (lash out) To suddenly attack or shout at someone in anger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In science: eyelashes protect eyes from dust. In stories and weather: rain and wind «lash» the coast — a strong, violent picture. In lessons on feelings: «lashing out» when angry hurts others; take a breath first. Phrases: «eyelashes», «lash out (at)», «lash down», «lashing rain».

### examples

- An eyelash fell onto my cheek. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#x1)
- Rain lashed against the window all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#x2)
- The sailors lashed the boxes to the deck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#x3)
- Waves lashed the rocks during the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#x4)
- When he was upset, he lashed out at his friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#x5)
- The horse's tail lashed from side to side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#x6)
- Long lashes protect a camel's eyes from sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/#x7)

### note

Plural: lashes (-es after sh). Verb: lashed, lashing. «Lashings of» (UK informal) means lots of: lashings of cream. In old times criminals got «lashes» with a whip — that is no longer allowed in most countries.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lash» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lash/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.