Definition of lashing Lashing

/læˈʃɪŋ/ - [latshing] - lash•ing

We found 13 definitions of lashing from 6 different sources.

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What does lashing mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: lashings

lashing - rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings"
  rope a strong line
lashing - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  whipping, tanning, flogging, flagellation
  whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  self-flagellation self-punishment inflicted by whipping

Adjective

lashing - violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at the lashing riders"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • lashing (Noun)
    Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
  • lashing (Noun)
    In the form "lashings of": plenty of.
  • lashing (Noun)
    The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
  • lashing (Verb)
    Present participle of lash.
  • lashing (Verb)
    Raining heavily.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • lashing (n.)
    The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
  • lashing (n.)
    See 2d Lasher.

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • lashing
    amarrage, a piece of rope employed to fasten or secure any moveable body in a ship, or about her masts, sails, and rigging: also the act of fastening or securing any thing by means of the rope used for this purpose.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • lashing
    A rope used to fasten any movable body in a ship, or about her masts, sails, and rigging.

Part of speech

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  • lashing, verb, gerund of lash (infinitive).
  • lashing, noun, singular of lashings.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

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