| blink | | |
| n. (act) | 1. blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly. |
| ~ inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus. |
| ~ palpebration | repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent). |
| v. (body) | 2. blink, nictate, nictitate, wink | briefly shut the eyes.; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" |
| ~ palpebrate | wink or blink, especially repeatedly. |
| ~ bat, flutter | wink briefly.; "bat one's eyelids" |
| ~ act involuntarily, act reflexively | act in an uncontrolled manner. |
| v. (body) | 3. blink, blink away, wink | force to go away by blinking.; "blink away tears" |
| ~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue | to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
| v. (perception) | 4. blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle | gleam or glow intermittently.; "The lights were flashing" |
| ~ flick, flicker | flash intermittently.; "The lights flicked on and off" |
| ~ radiate | cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays.; "The sun is radiating" |
| lash | | |
| n. (body) | 1. cilium, eyelash, lash | any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids. |
| ~ hair | a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss.; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" |
| ~ eyelid, lid, palpebra | either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.; "his lids would stay open no longer" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. lash, thong | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip. |
| ~ leather strip | implement consisting of a strip of leather. |
| ~ whip | an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping. |
| n. (act) | 3. lash, whip, whiplash | a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object.; "the whip raised a red welt" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 4. flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip | beat severely with a whip or rod.; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" |
| ~ beat up, work over, beat | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" |
| ~ flagellate, scourge | whip.; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" |
| ~ leather | whip with a leather strap. |
| ~ horsewhip | whip with a whip intended for horses. |
| ~ switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod. |
| ~ cowhide | flog with a cowhide. |
| ~ cat | beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails. |
| ~ birch | whip with a birch twig. |
| v. (motion) | 5. lash | lash or flick about sharply.; "The lion lashed its tail" |
| ~ sway, swing | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner.; "He swung back" |
| v. (contact) | 6. lash, whip | strike as if by whipping.; "The curtain whipped her face" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ urticate | whip with or as with nettles. |
| v. (contact) | 7. lash | bind with a rope, chain, or cord.; "lash the horse" |
| ~ tie, bind | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord.; "They tied their victim to the chair" |
| ~ frap | make secure by lashing.; "frap a sail" |
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