Associations to the word «Lashing»

Wiktionary

LASHING, noun. Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
LASHING, noun. (in the form "lashings of"): plenty of
LASHING, noun. The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
LASHING, verb. Present participle of lash
LASHING, verb. (Ireland) (slang) raining heavily.
LASHING OUT, verb. Present participle of lash out

Dictionary definition

LASHING, noun. Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment.
LASHING, noun. Rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings".
LASHING, adjective. Violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at the lashing riders".

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche