the thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.-a leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.-a stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.-a stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.-a hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.-in carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.-to strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.-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.-to throw out with a jerk or quickly.-to scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.-to ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.-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.