(1):
(n.) A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.
(2):
(n.) Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.
(3):
(n.) To whip severely; to lash.
(4):
(n.) To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.
(5):
(n.) To harass or afflict severely.