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