LASHING

/ˈlæʃɪŋ/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. adjective violently urging on by whipping or flogging.
  2. noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment. — synonyms: whipping, tanning, flogging, flagellation
  3. noun rope that is used for fastening something to something else.

Examples

  • “lash a pack on a horse's back”
  • “The lashings, which had been holding the chest to the deck of the storm-tossed ship, broke, and it went overboard.”
  • “Lashings of ginger beer”

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