Lash
noun
- 1.
- (the thong of a whip, a cord, a stroke with a whip, a satirical sarcastic proof, an eyelash) leather lash ខ្សែតី, pl. 50 lash មួយខ្វាប់ៗ (នៃខ្សែតី), get a lash in the eye រោមភ្នែក
verb — past tense: lashed ; past participle: lashed ; present participle: lashing ;
- 1.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) វាយ, រិះគន់, បោកបក់, ចងកាប់
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to move in a whip like movement, to strike with a whip, to beat or strike with a whip, to beat or strike violently, to attack violently in words, to censure or rebuke, make strokes as with a whip) វាយនឹងខ្សែតី
Example: The rider used a lash to make his horse go faster.lake a man to a post ចងភ្ជាប់ - 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) Lash through the air វាត (tails) lash out ក្រវាត់ទៅ, lash out (at someone) ធ្វើអោយវេទនាយ៉ាងធ្ចន់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
- 2.
- A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
- 3.
- A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
- 4.
- A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
- 5.
- A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- 6.
- In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
verb — past tense: lashed ; past participle: lashed ; present participle: lashing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
- 6.
- To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.