Lashed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. --Dryden.
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     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.
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              And big waves lash the frighted shores. --Dryden.
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     3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
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              He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider
              throws.                               --Dryden.
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     4. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with
        severity; as, to lash vice.
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