lashing
Pronunciation:
/ˈlæʃɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
Synonyms:berate
verb
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To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
Example: lash a pack on a horse's back
noun
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Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
Example: The lashings, which had been holding the chest to the deck of the storm-tossed ship, broke, and it went overboard.
(in the form "lashings of"): plenty of
Example: Lashings of ginger beer
The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.