WordCmp.com

work over vs lash

lash vs work over

work over is not a noun while lash is a noun.

work over and lash both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
work over No No Yes No
lash Yes No Yes No
As verbs, lash is a hyponym of work over; that is, lash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than work over:
  • work over: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
  • lash: beat severely with a whip or rod
Other hyponyms of work over include strong-arm, soak, pistol-whip, belabor, belabour, rough up, flog, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip, cane, flog, lambast, lambaste, kayo, knock cold, knock out, flail, lam, thrash, thresh, baste, batter, clobber, larrup, paddle, spank.
work over (noun) lash (noun)
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
work over (verb) lash (verb)
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression strike as if by whipping
beat severely with a whip or rod
bind with a rope, chain, or cord
lash or flick about sharply
Difference between work over and lash

Words related to "work over"

Words related to "lash"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.