lashing
noun
[ ˈlaʃɪŋ ]
• a beating with a stick or whip.
• "I threatened to give him a good lashing!"
• a cord used to fasten something securely.
• "the lashings used by primitive peoples are more efficient than metal fastenings"
lash
verb
• strike or beat with a whip or stick.
• "they lashed him repeatedly about the head"
Similar:
whip,
flog,
beat,
thrash,
horsewhip,
scourge,
birch,
switch,
flay,
belt,
strap,
cane,
leather,
strike,
hit,
clout,
batter,
welt,
hammer,
pummel,
belabour,
wallop,
whack,
lam,
tan someone's hide,
give someone a (good) hiding,
larrup,
whale,
smite,
stripe,
flagellate,
• (of an animal) move (a part of the body, especially the tail) quickly and violently.
• "the cat was lashing its tail back and forth"
• fasten (something) securely with a cord or rope.
• "the hatch was securely lashed down"
Similar:
fasten,
bind,
tie,
tie up,
tether,
hitch,
attach,
knot,
rope,
strap,
leash,
truss,
fetter,
make fast,
secure,
chain,
pinion,
join,
connect,
couple,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘make a sudden movement’): probably imitative.
