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lashing
Definitions of
lashing
noun
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
synonyms:
flagellation
,
flogging
,
tanning
,
whipping
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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
noun
rope that is used for fastening something to something else
“the boats were held together by
lashings
”
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type of:
fastener
,
fastening
,
fixing
,
holdfast
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
rope
a strong line
adjective
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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