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a lark.
--v. 2 Often, lark about. frolic, caper, romp, revel, play,
sport, cavort, gambol, Colloq skylark: We spent a lot of time
larking about after our exams.
lascivious
adj. 1 lustful, randy, lecherous, licentious, lewd, prurient,
salacious, libidinous, erotic, sensual, lubricious or lubricous,
ruttish, goatish, hircine, satyr-like, wanton, Cyprian,
debauched, Slang horny, hot: I wouldn't let that lascivious old
man near my daughter. 2 pornographic, obscene, blue, lurid,
indecent, smutty, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, vile, ribald,
bawdy, gross, coarse, offensive: He said that such lascivious
novels should be banned and certainly not read in schools.
lash° n. 1 whip, scourge, cat-o'-nine-tails, cat, quirt, knout,
bull-whip, thong; rope's end: The bosun gave him twenty of the
best with his lash. 2 stroke, blow, strike, slash, cut: Few
could stand up after five lashes with his whip.
--v. 3 flog, beat, thrash, switch, whip, scourge, horsewhip,
lambaste, flail, smite, thwack, Colloq whack: Any boy was
liable to be lashed for the most trivial misdemeanour. 4 lash
out. attack, flay, lambaste, belabour, punish; criticize,
berate, scold: She often lashes out at her critics quite
virulently.
lashý v. fasten, tie, bind, secure, rope, fix, strap, make fast: His
crew lashed Odysseus to the mast as they sailed past the land of
the Sirens.
lass n. girl, young woman, miss, mademoiselle, schoolgirl,
Old-fashioned maiden, maid, damsel, demoiselle; Scots lassie,
Irish colleen: He has married a young lass from Arbroath.
lasso n. 1 lariat, rope, SW US reata or riata: The cowboy tossed the
lasso round the calf's neck.
--v. 2 rope: He lassoed steers to practise for the rodeo.
last° adj. 1 hindmost, rearmost, aftermost; final: I was the last
person to board the plane. 2 latest, newest, most recent or up