Past tense of lash
regular verb
The past tense of lash is lashed. The past participle is also lashed.
Forms of lash
| Base form (V1) | lash /læʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | lashed /læʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | lashed /læʃt/ |
| Present participle | lashing /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | lashes /ˈlæʃɪz/ |
Lashed in a sentence
- A lesbian who was lashed as a teenager for saying she was gay.1994 October, “Lesbian Launches Transkei Gay Group”, in Gay Community News, page 4
- Heavy seas lashed the shore.
- While holding an avail yesterday, the candidate lashed out at critics.From the entry avail
- The man lashed out at me when I asked if it was his own hair.From the entry lash out
- I got down to see if he'd picked up a stone and he lashed out at me.2014, Robert Newman, The Case of the Somerville Secret. From the entry peg
Meaning of lash
- noun The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
- noun A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
- noun A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
Questions about the past tense of lash
- What is the past tense of lash?
- The past tense of lash is lashed.
- What is the past participle of lash?
- The past participle of lash is lashed.
- Is lash a regular or irregular verb?
- Lash is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lash (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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