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Lash

🔄 Synonyms of "Lash"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
trounceverb	(transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
whipnoun	A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
strapnoun	A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
flogverb	(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.
slashnoun	A slashing action or motion:
lathernoun	(countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
weltnoun	A surname from German.
whiplashnoun	An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.
thongnoun	(UK, US) An item of clothing, usually an undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.

↔️ Antonyms of "Lash"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
unlashverb	(transitive) To unfasten.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lash"

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Word	Definition
whiplashnoun	An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.
whipnoun	A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
flogverb	(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.
slashnoun	A slashing action or motion:
strapnoun	A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
thongnoun	(UK, US) An item of clothing, usually an undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.
trounceverb	(transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
lathernoun	(countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
weltnoun	A surname from German.
floggingnoun	Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
whippingnoun	(uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.
tienoun	A knot; a fastening.
fastenverb	(ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
bindnoun	(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
pummelverb	To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
hittingnoun	A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
hitverb	(heading, physical) To strike.
batternoun	To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
attachverb	(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
slamnoun	(transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.