lash
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4.9
- noun
- /læʃ/
:
latigazo
- Another 20 lashes for the old man.
- receive lashes
- sentenced to lashes
- lashes as punishment
But with each lash of the whip that I take, learning that I can take it and continue to trudge on.
- But with each lash of the whip that I take, learning that I can take it and continue to trudge on.
Examples
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Tomorrow morning you'll receive ten lashes witnessed by the entire camp.
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Their skin has been marked by lashes, their buttocks covered with welts.
Fiction book (1992) -
Yes, you must be a slave, and feel the lash, for you are not a man.
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For every drop of blood shed by the lash, it shall be paid by the sword.
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A pause, a breath, then the first lash fell.
Fiction book (2000) -
You took the lash without a whimper.
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I'd rather take ten lashes in Public Square than see you ruin your life.
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They bled under the lash of his forced labor.
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And you're sentenced 20 lashes.
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The punishment was severe, as he received twenty lashes for his crimes.
Synonyms
32
2.5
A quick sharp hit made by a long thin tool
1
6.7
A sharp quick blow from a whip
1
9.9
A hard hit that makes a loud sound
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Etymology
A lash meaning a quick, sharp blow comes from the image of a whip's fast strike. That swift, painful hit is why a lash describes any sudden, strong blow.