The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

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

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

To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

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

This experimental system used a host ship containing up to eighty-nine 435 ton lighters for Atlantic crossings. The lighters were lifted in and out of the host ship by means of a travelling overhead crane, operating from bridge to stern.

These 900-foot-long ships carry small barges inside the vessel. LASH stands for Lighter Aboard Ship.

To hold goods in position by the use of, e.g., wires, ropes, chains and straps. See Lighter Aboard Ship

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.

To hold goods in position by the use of securing devices such as wire rope, lines, chains and straps.

bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"

To secure gear to the deck of a kayak, usually with a rope or bungee cord.