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lashing1 definition

lash·ing (las̸h′iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that lashes; specif.,
    1. a whipping
    2. a strong rebuke
  2. Chiefly Brit., Informal a large amount; lots
lashing2 definition

lash·ing (-iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of fastening or tying with a rope, etc.
  2. a rope, etc. so used

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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