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The correct spelling is lashes.
How to pronounce lashes
/ˈlæʃɪz/
nounIPA: /ˈlæʃɪz/
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The correct spelling is lashes. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. For example: "The culprit received thirty-nine lashes."
Usage Examples
“The culprit received thirty-nine lashes.”
“lash a pack on a horse's back”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
- 2.A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
- 3.A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.
- 4.A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
- 5.A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
verb
- 1.To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- 2.To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
- 3.To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
- 4.To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
- 5.To ply the whip; to strike.
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