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lashing.

Something used to tie something or lash it to something.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlæʃɪŋ/
  1. Something used to tie something or lash it to something.

    countable · uncountable
    The lashings, which had been holding the chest to the deck of the storm-tossed ship, broke, and it went overboard.
  2. The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation, chastisement.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The or an act of lashing; a heavy falling or downpour (of rain).

    countable · uncountable
  4. Lots; a great amount.

    Ireland · UK · countable · in-plural · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From lash + -ing.

verb/ˈlæʃɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of lash

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From lash + -ing.

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