lashing

English Thesaurus

1. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment (noun.act)

hypernym	:	beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking,
definition	:	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)

hyponym	:	self-flagellation,
definition	:	self-punishment inflicted by whipping (noun.act)

hyponym	:	horsewhipping,
definition	:	the act of whipping with a horsewhip (noun.act)

2. rope that is used for fastening something to something else (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast,
definition	:	restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	rope,
definition	:	a strong line (noun.artifact)

3. violently urging on by whipping or flogging (adj.all)

similar	:	violent,
definition	:	acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity (adj.all)

4. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment (noun.act)

derivation	:	flagellate, scourge,
definition	:	whip (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip,
definition	:	beat severely with a whip or rod (verb.contact)

derivation	:	cane, flog, lambast, lambaste,
definition	:	beat with a cane (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flagellate, scourge,
definition	:	whip (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip,
definition	:	beat severely with a whip or rod (verb.contact)

derivation	:	cane, flog, lambast, lambaste,
definition	:	beat with a cane (verb.contact)