lashing | ||
1. | [ noun ] beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | |
Synonyms: | whipping tanning flagellation flogging | |
Related terms: | beating self-flagellation horsewhipping flog flagellate | |
2. | [ adjective ] violently urging on by whipping or flogging | |
Examples: | "looked at the lashing riders" |
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Related terms: | violent | |
3. | [ noun ] rope that is used for fastening something to something else | |
Examples: | "the boats were held together by lashings" |
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Related terms: | rope fastener | |
Similar spelling: |
lashings laughing lacing lagging lacking laughingly lacewing Lakins laziness Lachance |