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lashing

adjective
  1. violently urging on by whipping or flogging
    “I watched the lashing riders tear across the prairie.”
noun
  1. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
    “Lashing can be considered a cruel and unusual punishment.”
    tanning
  2. rope that is used for fastening something to something else
    “The boats were held together by lashings.”