cowhide vs lash

cowhide and lash both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cowhide	Yes	No	Yes	No
lash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lash is a hypernym of cowhide; that is, lash is a word with a broader meaning than cowhide:

Other hypernyms of cowhide include flog, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip.

cowhide (noun)	lash (noun)
a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow	a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
leather made from the hide of a cow	leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
the hide of a cow	any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

cowhide (verb)	lash (verb)
flog with a cowhide	strike as if by whipping
	beat severely with a whip or rod
	bind with a rope, chain, or cord
	lash or flick about sharply