[laʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- strike or beat with a whip or stick
(e.g: they lashed him repeatedly about the head)

- (of an animal) move (a part of the body, especially the tail) quickly and violently
(e.g: the cat was lashing its tail back and forth)

- fasten (something) securely with a cord or rope
(e.g: the hatch was securely lashed down)


Phrases:
- be on the lash
- go on the lash
- have a lash at

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘make a sudden movement’): probably imitative

[laʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sharp blow or stroke with a whip or rope
(e.g: he was sentenced to fifty lashes for his crime)

- an eyelash
(e.g: she fluttered her long dark lashes)


Phrases:
- be on the lash
- go on the lash
- have a lash at

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘make a sudden movement’): probably imitative