°The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
"I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. — Joseph Addison."
°(obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
verb
°To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
°To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
adjective