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  • 41lash — I n 1. whip, knout, scourge, flagellum, bull whip, cat o nine tails, cat, cowhide, rawhide, quirt, U.S. blacksnake. 2. blow, stroke, bang, hit, smack, rap; knock, buffet, cuff, Inf. wallop, slam, swat, slap, whack, thwack, Inf. bat, Inf. sock,… …

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  • 42lash — 1. verb 1) rain lashed the window panes Syn: beat against, dash against, pound, batter, strike, drum 2) the tiger lashed his tail Syn: swish, flick, twitch, whip 3) …

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  • 43lash — [læʃ] verb I 1) [T] to tie something firmly to something else 2) [I/T] to hit against something with a very strong force Waves lashed the shore.[/ex] 3) [T] to hit someone or something with a WHIP or a thin stick • lash out II noun [C] lash [læʃ] …

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  • 44LASH — /læʃ/ (say lash) noun a ship which is unloaded using lighters carried on board. Also, lash. {L(ighter) A(board) Sh(ip)} …

  • 45lash-up — noun A crude improvisation or bodged effort. The home made raft was a lash up, but it floated …

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  • 46lash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. beat, whip, flog, scourge; berate, rebuke, satirize. See punishment, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cane, thong, rod; see beat 2 . v. 1. [To whip] Syn. cane, scourge, strap; see beat 2 . 2 …

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  • 47lash it — vb British to keep quiet, restrain oneself. The expression, from provincial rather than London speech, often occurs as an imperative. Just lash it, will you! …

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  • 48lash — Verb. To discard, throwaway. E.g. I m going to lash those old boots, they re letting in water. Merseyside use? …

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  • 49lash-up — /ˈlæʃ ʌp/ (say lash up) Colloquial –noun 1. something makeshift. –adjective 2. makeshift …

  • 50lash —   1. Whip. Kaula, hahau, hilikua, kōkā, kaulī. To lash, as a storm, wind, pāhili.   2. Tie. Hāwele, ho olanalana, hauhana, hauhoa, hauhō, lu ukia, hele …

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