lashing

lash·ing  (lshng)

n.

Something used for securing or binding.

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lashing¹

n

1. a whipping; flogging

2. a scolding

3. (plural; usually foll by of) Brit informal large amounts; lots

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lashing²

n

rope, cord, etc., used for binding or securing

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See tie down. (DOD only) See restraint of loads.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lashing - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment flogging, whipping, flagellation, tanning whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows self-flagellation - self-punishment inflicted by whipping horsewhipping - the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"
	2.	lashing - rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings" fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place rope - a strong line
Adj.	1.	lashing - violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at the lashing riders" violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"

Translations

lashing [ˈlæʃɪŋ] N

1. (= beating) → azotes mpl
to give sb a lashing → azotar a algn

2. (= tying) → atadura f (Naut) → trinca f, amarradura f

3. lashings of (esp Brit) → montones de

lashing [ˈlæʃɪŋ] n
lashings of (British) [+ cream, butter] → des masses de

lashing

n

(= beating) → Prügel pl; (= punishment) → Auspeitschung f

(fig: = criticism) → scharfe Kritik

(= tying) → Verschnürung f; (of prisoner) → Fesseln pl; (Naut) → Tau nt, → Zurring m

lashings pl (inf) → eine Unmenge (inf); lashings of money/cream → eine Unmenge or massenhaft Geld/Schlagsahne (inf)

lashing [ˈlæʃɪŋ] n

a. (beating) → frustata, sferzata

b. lashings of (Brit) (fam) → un mucchio di, una montagna di

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lashing [ˈlæʃɪŋ] n

a. (beating) → frustata, sferzata

b. lashings of (Brit) (fam) → un mucchio di, una montagna di