to lash
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4.8
- verb
- /læʃ/
:
azotar
- The young rebel against tradition by lashing out at the old.
Well, unfortunately, you are the weakest link, so you may stay there because I'm going to lash you.
- Well, unfortunately, you are the weakest link, so you may stay there because I'm going to lash you.
Examples
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Emile used the power of the roll to lash out again with more force and precision.
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We both kind of lashed out at each other.
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And that, in turn, makes us want to lash back.
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I lash out when I'm nervous.
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Well, fight back, lash out, give back what you're getting the only way you know how.
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So instead of regulating these feelings internally, they lash those emotions out at the world.
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And in his anger, his rage, he is lashing out, and he wants someone to pay.
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When we feel personally threatened, we will lash out and betray our truest nature and hurt others.
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These men are waking up screaming, sobbing, lashing out.
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The horse was trained to lash out with its tail to ward off flies.
Synonyms
133
4.4
To hit something with a long thin object or move it quickly and forcefully
119
3.6
To hit a child's bottom with an open hand to punish them
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7.0
To hit someone hard with a whip or rod
18
8.3
Hit someone with a whip or stick as punishment
11
6.0
To hit with a lot of force, often using the arm or an object
8
9.6
Hit someone with the handle or barrel of a gun
7
6.5
Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight
5
8.2
To beat someone with a strip of leather as punishment
1
8.4
To beat someone with a whip or stick as punishment
1
9.3
To hit a person or animal with a strap of animal skin to punish them
1
9.9
To hit someone hard so they fall or to overwhelm them suddenly
1
8.7
To hit someone with a long leather strap used to guide horses
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9.3
To beat someone severely with a whip
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9.9
To hit someone or something very hard quickly
1
9.4
To hit someone with a short thick stick
1
9.3
To hit someone or something again and again with your fists
To hit someone as a punishment, for example by spanking
To hit someone many times with a stick
To hit someone with a stick as punishment
To hit something hard so it makes a loud sound
To hit someone hard so they fall down
To hit someone and make a raised red mark on their skin
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Etymology
The verb lash originally meant to hit with the fast-moving strip of a whip, so to 'lash' someone is to strike them. That same idea of a sudden, strong hit explains uses like 'waves lashed the shore'.