Lash vs. Whip

Lashnoun

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

Lashnoun

(obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

Lashnoun

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.

Lashnoun

A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

Lashnoun

A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.

Lashnoun

In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

Lashverb

(transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

Lashverb

(transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.

Lashverb

(transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

Lashverb

(transitive) To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity.

Lashverb

(intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.

Lashverb

(intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.

Lashverb

To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down

Lashverb

(transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

Lashadjective

(obsolete) Remiss, lax.

Lashadjective

(obsolete) Relaxed.

Lashadjective

Soft, watery, wet.

Lashadjective

(Ulster) excellent, wonderful

Lashadjective

(Britain) Drunk.

Lashnoun

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

Lashnoun

A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

Lashnoun

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.

Lashnoun

A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

Lashnoun

A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.

Lashnoun

In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

Lashverb

To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

Lashverb

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.

Lashverb

To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

Lashverb

To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.

Lashverb

To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.

Lashverb

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.

Lashnoun

any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

Lashnoun

leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip

Lashnoun

a quick blow with a whip

Lashverb

beat severely with a whip or rod;

Lashverb

lash or flick about sharply;

Lashverb

strike as if by whipping;

Lashverb

bind with a rope, chain, or cord;

Lashverb

strike or beat with a whip or stick

Lashverb

beat forcefully against

Lashverb

drive someone into (a particular state or condition)

Lashverb

(of an animal) move (a part of the body, especially the tail) quickly and violently

Lashverb

(of a part of an animal's body) move quickly and violently

Lashverb

fasten (something) securely with a cord or rope

Lashnoun

a sharp blow or stroke with a whip or rope

Lashnoun

the flexible leather part of a whip, used for administering blows

Lashnoun

punishment in the form of a beating with a whip or rope

Lashnoun

an eyelash

Whipnoun

A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.

Whipnoun

The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.

Whipnoun

(hunting) A whipper-in.

Whipnoun

(politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.

Whipnoun

A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.

Whipnoun

Whipped cream.

Whipnoun

(nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.

Whipnoun

(African American Vernacular English) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.

Whipnoun

(roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.

Whipnoun

A whipping motion; a thrashing about.

Whipnoun

The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.

Whipnoun

Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion

Whipnoun

A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit

Whipnoun

(music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.

Whipverb

(transitive) To hit with a whip.

Whipverb

To hit with any flexible object.

Whipverb

To defeat, as in a contest or game.

Whipverb

(transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.

Whipverb

(transitive) To urge into action.

Whipverb

To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.

Whipverb

To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

Whipverb

To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.

Whipverb

(transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.

Whipverb

(transitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.

Whipverb

(intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.

Whipverb

(intransitive) To move very fast.

Whipverb

(transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.

Whipverb

To transfer momentum from one skater to another.

Whipverb

(figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.

Whipverb

To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.

Whipverb

To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

Whipverb

To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to whip a top.

Whipverb

To punish with a whip, scourge, or rod; to flog; to beat; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one with thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy.

Whipverb

To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to.

Whipverb

To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat.

Whipverb

To beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth, as with a whisk, fork, or the like.

Whipverb

To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat; to surpass.

Whipverb

To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam; to wrap; - often with about, around, or over.

Whipverb

To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle.

Whipverb

To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; - with into, out, up, off, and the like.

Whipverb

To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

Whipverb

To fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip.

Whipverb

To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner.

Whipnoun

An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod.

Whipnoun

A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.

Whipnoun

One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread.

Whipnoun

A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies.

Whipnoun

A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.

Whipnoun

A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed.

Whipnoun

A whipping motion; a thrashing about; as, the whip of a tense rope or wire which has suddenly parted; also, the quality of being whiplike or flexible; flexibility; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.

Whipnoun

Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion, as a spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit, or a rocking certain piano actions.

Whipnoun

an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

Whipnoun

a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

Whipnoun

a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

Whipnoun

(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

Whipnoun

a quick blow with a whip

Whipverb

beat severely with a whip or rod;

Whipverb

defeat thoroughly;

Whipverb

thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash;

Whipverb

strike as if by whipping;

Whipverb

whip with or as if with a wire whisk;

Whipverb

subject to harsh criticism;

Whip

A whip is a tool designed to strike humans or other animals to exert control through pain compliance or fear of pain. They can also be used without inflicting pain, for audiovisual cues, such as in equestrianism.