Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lash \Lash\ (l[a^]sh), n. [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set
   in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset,
   stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel.
   laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]
   1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow
      is given.

            I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.
                                                  --Addison.

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

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

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

            The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that
            to ourselves which succeeds well.     --L'Estrange.

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

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

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.

            We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. --Dryden.

   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.

            And big waves lash the frighted shores. --Dryden.

   3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

            He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider
            throws.                               --Dryden.

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

Lash \Lash\, v. i.
   To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic
   language.

         To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. --Dryden.

   {To lash out}, to strike out wildly or furiously.

Lash \Lash\, v. t. [Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch
   piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See
   {Lash}, n. ]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

lash
     n 1: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of
          the eyelids [syn: {eyelash}, {cilium}]
     2: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn: {thong}]
     3: a quick blow with a whip [syn: {whip}, {whiplash}]

lash
     v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
          the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
          [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {slash}, {strap},
           {trounce}]
     2: lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"
     3: strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
        [syn: {whip}]
     4: bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse" [ant: {unlash}]