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lashing

/'læʃɪŋ/

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noun
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
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Similar:

flagellation flogging tanning whipping

type of:
beating drubbing lacing licking thrashing trouncing whacking
noun
rope that is used for fastening something to something else
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"the boats were held together by lashings"

type of:
rope fastener fastening fixing holdfast
adjective
violently urging on by whipping or flogging
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"looked at the lashing riders"

Similar:

violent

Examples of lashing

"the boats were held together by lashings"
"looked at the lashing riders"