Definition of lash-like - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

appearance

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resembling or similar to a lash in form or function

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The plant's tendrils were thin and lash-like, wrapping tightly around the fence.

flagellate

movement

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having the function or movement of a whip

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The bacteria moved with a lash-like motion.

flagellate

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Origin of lash-like

English, lash (whip) + -like (resembling)

Examples of lash-like in a sentence

The lash-like features of the design were striking.
The creature's lash-like appendages were fascinating to observe.
Her hair moved in a lash-like manner in the wind.

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French:de type fouet, fouettant, ...
German:peitschenartig, peitschenförmig, ...
Italian:come una frusta, a frusta, ...
Spanish:como un látigo, flagelante, ...
Portuguese:semelhante a um chicote, tipo chicote, ...
Chinese:像鞭子一样, 鞭状的, ...
Japanese:鞭のような, 鞭状の, ...
Arabic:سَوْطِيّ, شَبِيه بِالسَّوْط, ...
Hebrew:דָמוּי רִיס, כְּמוֹ שׁוֹט, ...
Russian:хлыстообразный, ...
Ukrainian:схожий на батіг, батогоподібний, ...
Hindi:कोड़े जैसा, कोड़ेदार, ...
Bengali:চাবুকের মতো, চাবুকের ন্যায়, ...
Catalan:semblant a un fuet, flagel.lar, ...
Czech:bičovitý, bičíkovitý, ...
Danish:pisk-lignende, ...
Dutch:zweepachtig, zweep-achtig, ...
Greek:σαν μαστίγιο, μαστιγοειδής, ...
Hungarian:ostorszerű, ostorhoz hasonló mozgású, ...
Khmer:មានរាងដូចខ្សែតី, មានមុខងារ ឬចលនាដូចរំពាត់, ...
Korean:채찍 같은, 채찍처럼 움직이는, ...
Persian:شلاق مانند, شلاق‌مانند, ...
Polish:jak bicz, biczowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):em forma de chicote, de chicote, ...
Romanian:ca un bici, ca de bici, ...
Swedish:piskliknande, ...
Thai:คล้ายแส้, เหมือนแส้, ...
Turkish:kırbaç gibi, kırbaç benzeri, ...
Vietnamese:giống roi da, như roi, ...

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Definition of lash-like - Reverso English Dictionary

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