lashing

1. Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment (synset 101165537)
   is a type of: beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
   subtypes:

   • self-flagellation - self-punishment inflicted by whipping
   • horsewhipping - the act of whipping with a horsewhip
   same as: flagellation, flogging, tanning, whipping
2. Rope that is used for fastening something to something else (synset 103649387)
   "the boats were held together by lashings"
   is a type of:

   • fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
   • rope - a strong line

1. Violently urging on by whipping or flogging (synset 302522263)
   "looked at the lashing riders"
   similar to: violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

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