latigazo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lash noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- reprimand noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.
- swig verb To drink something in large gulps, often straight from the bottle or can.
- switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
- whiplash noun A neck injury caused by a sudden, violent jerking of the head, often in a car accident.
Senses
latigazo is used for these senses in English:
- lash A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
- reprimand A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
- swig (by extension) A long draught from a drink. [from 1620s]
- switch A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
- whiplash (countable) The lash of a whip.
- whiplash An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.
lash — full definition
- noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- noun A strike delivered with a whip, or the flexible cord of a whip itself.
- verb To hit hard with a whip or something similarly flexible.
- verb To tie something down tightly with rope or cord.
reprimand — full definition
- noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.
- verb To formally scold or criticize someone for something they did wrong.