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Meaning of 'lashing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lashing [ n.]
- The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
- See 2d Lasher.

Meaning of 'lashing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lashing [ n]
Meaning (1):
- rope that is used for fastening something to something else
Example in sentence:
  • the boats were held together by lashings
2 . lashing [ s]
Meaning (2):
- violently urging on by whipping or flogging
Example in sentence:
  • looked at the lashing riders

Nearby Words:

las lascar lascious lasciviency lascivient lascivious laserwort lash lashed lasher

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