lash
Soft, watery, wetSoft, watery, wet.
Recorded US: Neskaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom was sentenced to ten lashes.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesSoft, watery, wet.
(Ulster)Excellent, wonderful.
We’re off school tomorrow, it’s gonna be lash!
That Chinese (food) was lash!
(UK, slang)Drunk.
(obsolete)Remiss, lax.
(obsolete)Relaxed.
Examples
64 sentencesTom was sentenced to ten lashes.
Don't lash out at me just because my brother treated you badly.
ruНе набрасывайся на меня только из-за того, что мой брат обошёлся с тобой плохо. — soniamiku
Tom received a tongue lashing.
Tom's going on the lash tonight.
Том ввечері йде на пиятику. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
The caged tiger lashed its tail.
Origin
From Old French lasche (French lâche).From Old French lasche (French lâche).
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Forms
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490 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.