lash down

1. (transitive)To secure with ropes; to tie down

2. (intransitive)To rain heavily.

1. The thunder's rumbling, and it's lashing down.

   deDer Donner grollt, und es gießt in Strömen. — freddy1

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2. When we left the house, the rain was lashing down.

   deAls wir das Haus verließen, regnete es in Strömen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Because of the storm, it's been lashing it down here all day.

   deWegen des Unwetters schüttet es hier schon den ganzen Tag. — Waldelfe

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4. The rain lashed down.

   deDer Regen prasselte hinab. — sakslane

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5. The rain was lashing down.

   deEs regnete in Strömen. — Sudajaengi

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irregular

• lash upTo construct in a shoddy, makeshift manner.
• lash offTo lash out verbally; to insult or demean.
• lash outTo make a sudden violent attack.
• lash downTo secure with ropes; to tie down
• lash backUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lash, back.