lashings Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a large number or amount
   heaps; rafts; wads; piles; lots; scads; slews; tons; gobs; scores; oodles; loads; dozens; stacks.
   
   • made lots of new friends
   • she amassed stacks of newspapers
2. noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
   flogging; whipping; lashing; tanning; flagellation.
   
3. noun rope that is used for fastening something to something else
   lashing.
   
   • the boats were held together by lashings
4. verb beat severely with a whip or rod
   trounce; strap; welt; whip; slash; lash; flog; lather.
   
   • The teacher often flogged the students
   • The children were severely trounced
5. verb lash or flick about sharply
   lash.
   
   • The lion lashed its tail
6. verb strike as if by whipping
   lash; whip.
   
   • The curtain whipped her face
7. verb bind with a rope, chain, or cord
   lash.
   
   • lash the horse

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