lash
verbUK /læʃ/
US /læʃ/
To hit something hard with a whip or a rope.
The driver lashed the horses to make them run faster.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To tie something tightly with a rope.
They lashed the boxes to the roof of the car.
3. An eyelash.
She has long dark lashes.
4. To move suddenly and violently.
The angry cat lashed its tail from side to side.
5. To criticize someone very harshly.
The newspaper lashed the mayor for his mistake.