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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lash \Lash\ (l[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lashed; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Lashng.]
   1. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or
      with something like one.
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            We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. --Dryden.
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   2. 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.
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            And big waves lash the frighted shores. --Dryden.
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   3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
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            He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider
            throws.                               --Dryden.
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   4. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with
      severity; as, to lash vice.
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