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lashing

DEFINITIONS OF: lashing

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n beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

Synonyms:
flagellation, flogging, tanning, whipping
Types:
self-flagellation
self-punishment inflicted by whipping
horsewhipping
the act of whipping with a horsewhip
Type of:
beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

n rope that is used for fastening something to something else

“the boats were held together by lashings”
Type of:
fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
rope
a strong line

adj violently urging on by whipping or flogging

“looked at the lashing riders”
Synonyms
violent
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
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