English dictionary
lashing
/'l/&//S//I//N/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Source: WordNet 3.0
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rope that is used for fastening something to something else
ExamplesThe boats were held together by lashings.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
Source: webster1913
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See 2d <u>Lasher</u>.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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violently urging on by whipping or flogging
ExamplesLooked at the lashing riders.
Source: WordNet 3.0