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Definition of lashing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lashing

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