| English adjective: lashing | |||
| 1. | lashing violently urging on by whipping or flogging | ||
| Samples | Looked at the lashing riders. | ||
| Similar | violent | ||
| Antonyms | nonviolent | ||
| English noun: lashing | |||
| 1. | lashing (act) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | ||
| Synonyms | flagellation, flogging, tanning, whipping | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | horsewhipping, self-flagellation | ||
| 2. | lashing (artifact) rope that is used for fastening something to something else | ||
| Samples | The boats were held together by lashings. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast, rope | ||