Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lash down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: lash -down
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To secure with ropes; to tie down

Transitive verb

verb

To rain heavily.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I'm feeling so alive, feeling so real On a stormy night, the rain is coming down Rain like never before I've got some records on, some bottles of wine On a stormy night, the rain is lashing down And I'm waiting for her."

Usage

Inflected Forms

lashes down (present, singular) lashing down (participle, present) lashed down (participle, past) lashed down (past)

Synonyms

tie down bucket down chuck it down pelt pelt down piss down pour pour down rain cats and dogs stream teem whip down

Questions

What does lash down mean?: To secure with ropes; to tie down

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