lash

/læʃ/ v [I/T] (HIT)

Definition

› to hit someone or something with a lot of force, esp. using a stick or leather strip, or to move forcefully against something: [T] The men lashed their horses into a run. [I] Ice storms lashed across the state.

(Definition of lash v (HIT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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lasagna n
lascivious adj
laser n
lash n HAIR
lash n HIT
lash v HIT
lash v TIE
lasso n
lasso v
last adj NO MORE
last adj NOT DESIRABLE

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