Definition of lashing
: something used for binding, wrapping, or fastening
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Examples of lashing in a Sentence
They gave the sailor a lashing.
She put lashings of butter on her muffin.
Recent Examples of lashing from the Web
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Morrissey, who accused Boston of being a bad neighbor and trying to force its plans to develop a recovery campus on Long Island, took a verbal lashing from Boston councilors.
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In another era, all these violations would be punishable with a lashing or jail sentences.
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When a sailor threatened to report him as a smuggler, Arnold led a gang that inflicted a lashing in reprisal.
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Michelle Obama, meanwhile, received a public lashing in 2011 for wearing a poppy red Alexander McQueen ball gown to the Chinese state dinner at the White House.
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Flowers and plants will be displayed on racks hand made by lashings done by the Scouts.
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In the fourth episode, Crozier orders the lashing of a seaman who kidnaps Lady Silence.
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What started as a verbal lashing turned violent after the son tried to push Alvarado away from him, according to KABB.
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And the lashing of Jesus — not by a single centurion but by a large section of the ensemble, taking turns in a sequence choreographed by Camille A. Brown with fierce vigor — was shattering.
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First Known Use of lashing
1669
LASHING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of lashing for English Language Learners
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: the act of hitting someone with a whip as a form of punishment
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lashings : ropes used for tying, wrapping, or connecting things
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lashings : a large amount of something
LASHING Defined for Kids
Definition of lashing for Students
: something used for tying, wrapping, or fastening
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