плеть — meaning in English

English meaning

• lash noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
• scourge noun A whip, especially one with several lashes, historically used to punish or torture.
• whip noun A flexible rod or braided cord, often of leather, used to strike an animal or person, or to make a sharp cracking noise.

Senses

плеть is used for these senses in English:

• lash The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
• scourge (weaponry, chiefly, historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
• whip A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.

lash — full definition

1. noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
2. noun A strike delivered with a whip, or the flexible cord of a whip itself.
3. verb To hit hard with a whip or something similarly flexible.
4. verb To tie something down tightly with rope or cord.

scourge — full definition

1. noun A whip, especially one with several lashes, historically used to punish or torture.
2. noun A person or thing that causes widespread suffering.
3. verb To cause great and lasting suffering to; to afflict severely.

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