Rash vs. Lash

Rash vs. Lash — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Rash and Lash

Rashadjective

Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty.

rash words spoken in the heat of debate

Lashnoun

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

Rashadjective

So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.

Lashnoun

(obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

Rashadjective

(obsolete) Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.

Lashnoun

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.

The culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
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Rashadjective

(obsolete) Fast-acting.

Lashnoun

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

Rashnoun

(symptom) An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.

Lashnoun

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

Rashnoun

A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend

There has been a rash of vandalism lately.

Lashnoun

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

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Rashnoun

An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.

Lashverb

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

Rashverb

(obsolete) To prepare with haste.

Lashverb

(transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.

Rashverb

(obsolete) To pull off or pluck violently.

Lashverb

(transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

Rashverb

(obsolete) To slash; to hack; to slice.

Lashverb

(transitive) To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity.

to lash vice

Rashnoun

any red eruption of the skin

Lashverb

(intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.

Rashnoun

a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences;

a rash of bank robberiesa blizzard of lawsuits

Lashverb

(intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.

Rashadjective

imprudently incurring risk;

do something rash that he will forever repent

Lashverb

To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down

Rashadjective

marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences;

foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijackerbecame the fiercest and most reckless of partisansa reckless drivera rash attempt to climb the World Trade Center

Lashverb

(transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

to lash something to a sparlash a pack on a horse's back

Lashadjective

(obsolete) Remiss, lax.

Lashadjective

(obsolete) Relaxed.

Lashadjective

Soft, watery, wet.

Lashadjective

(Ulster) excellent, wonderful

We’re off school tomorrow, it’s gonna be lash!That Chinese (food) was lash!

Lashadjective

(Britain) Drunk.

Lashnoun

any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

Lashnoun

leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip

Lashnoun

a quick blow with a whip

Lashverb

beat severely with a whip or rod;

The teacher often flogged the studentsThe children were severely trounced

Lashverb

lash or flick about sharply;

The lion lashed its tail

Lashverb

strike as if by whipping;

The curtain whipped her face

Lashverb

bind with a rope, chain, or cord;

lash the horse