Definition of Lashing
Noun: lashing la-shing
- Beating with a whip, strap or rope as a form of punishment
- whipping, tanning, flogging, flagellation
- Rope that is used for fastening something to something else
"the boats were held together by lashings"
- Violently urging on by whipping or flogging
"looked at the lashing riders"
- Beat severely with a whip or rod
"The teacher often lashed the students";
- flog, welt, whip, lather, slash, strap, trounce, whale [N. Amer]
- Lash or flick about sharply
"The lion lashed its tail"
- Strike as if by whipping
"The curtain lashed her face";
- whip
- Bind with a rope, chain, or cord
"lash the horse"
- [Brit] Spend money extravagantly, esp. to indulge oneself
"I lashed out on a new TV";
- splurge, lash out [Brit], splash out [Brit]
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