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lashed

American  
[lasht] / læʃt /

adjective

  1. having lashes lash or eyelashes, especially of a specified kind or description (usually used in combination).

    long-lashed blue eyes.
-lashed 1 British  

adjective

  1. having eyelashes as specified

    long-lashed
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lashed 2 British  
/ læʃʃt /

adjective

  1. informal intoxicated; drunk

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Etymology

Origin of lashed

First recorded in 1770–80; lash 1 + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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On Wednesday night residents received yet another alert on their cellphones as rain lashed the region.

From Barron's

Here are the terms they lashed out at, and why they find them so offensive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yoon lashed the court's verdict as "difficult to accept" -- but did not give any indication as to whether he would appeal.

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His family wrote in a tribute: "Our beautiful soft skinned, beautiful long eye lashed boy with a cheeky charming infectious smile that touched everyone's hearts left this dimension early this morning in my arms."

From BBC

Substitute Boey ensured Gala would take a commanding lead to Turin next week as he lashed home from an angle five minutes from time.

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