definition of
[lashing]

[1] #1 lashing n. [whipping, tanning, flogging, flagellation] beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment. wn

[2] #2 lashing s. violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at the lashing riders". wn

[3] #3 lashing n. rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings". wn