lashing
21lashing — Synonyms and related words: adhesive, affixation, annexation, attachment, bastinado, basting, battery, beating, belting, binding, bond, buffeting, caning, clasping, clubbing, corporal punishment, cowhiding, cudgeling, drubbing, fastener,… …
22lashing — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland v raining hard II Irish Slang raining heavily …
23lashing — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. thrashing, beating, floundering; see hitting 1 , punishment . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A punishment dealt with blows or lashes: beating, flogging, hiding, thrashing, whipping. Informal: trimming. Slang: licking.… …
24lashing — lash|ing [ˈlæʃıŋ] n 1.) a punishment in which someone is hit with a whip = ↑whipping 2.) a rope that fastens something tightly to something else 3.) lashings of sth BrE old fashioned a large amount of food or drink ▪ apple pie with lashings of… …
25lashing — lash·ing || læʃɪŋ n. act of striking with a lash; whipping; harsh scolding; act of tying with a cord læʃ n. flexible part of a whip; whip; blow from a whip, stroke of a whip; something which stings or urges forward in the manner of a whip; …
26lashing — noun 1》 a whipping or beating. 2》 a cord used to fasten something securely …
27lashing — noun (C) 1 lashings of BrE old fashioned a large amount of food or drink: apple pie with lashings of cream 2 a punishment of hitting someone with a whip 3 a rope that fastens something tightly to something else …
28lashing — lash•ing [[t]ˈlæʃ ɪŋ[/t]] n. a binding or fastening with a rope or the like …
29lashing point — See tie down point …
30tongue-lashing — {n.} A sharp scolding or criticism. * /Jim s mother gave him a tongue lashing for telling family secrets./ Syn.: PIECE OF ONE S MIND …
