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lash
LASH
Local meaning
To rain heavily, move quickly, strike, pour generously, or proceed with energetic force.
Irish uses of lash are highly contextual. Weather may be lashing, someone may lash something into a container, or people may lash on with a task or journey.
Examples in context
- It’s lashing rain outside.
- Lash the bags into the boot and we’ll go.
How it is used
The ordinary meanings of striking and whipping still exist, so the object and situation determine the sense.
Energetic, practical, emphatic, or rough.
Weather, travel, work, sport, food, and fast instructions.
Commonly understood in Ireland; naturalness varies by region, generation, and relationship.
Do not assume every use is violent; many are about rain, speed, or generous quantity.
Spelling and scope
Contemporary Irish English, with regional and generational variation.
- Search and reference forms
lashing rainlash it inlashings of
LocalMean keeps common search spellings discoverable. Regional, historical, and Irish-language forms remain attached to one canonical meaning page rather than being split into duplicate entries.
Common patterns
- lashing rain
- lash it in
- lash on
- lashings of
Read next
All words →Evidence and further reading
These sources support the vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, or cultural context. The entry remains open to correction from Irish speakers, regional communities, and qualified reviewers.
- The Oxford Handbook of Irish EnglishOxford University Press
Comprehensive scholarly overview of English varieties across the island of Ireland, including history, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, pragmatics, and regional variation.
- The Vocabulary of Irish EnglishOxford Academic
Scholarly chapter on the vocabulary of Irish English and the corpus evidence used to describe it.