lashing
noun/ˈlæʃɪŋ/
/ˈlæʃɪŋ/
- lashings[plural] (British English, informal) a large amount of something, especially of food and drink
- a bowl of strawberries with lashings of cream
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- [countable] an act of hitting somebody with a whip as a punishment see also tongue-lashing
- [countable, usually plural] a rope used to fasten something tightly to something else
- The sail burst free of its lashings.
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