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- DictionaryLash·ings/ˈlaSHiNGz/
plural
- 1. a copious amount of something, especially food or drink: informal British "chocolate cake with lashings of cream"
[countable, usually plural] a rope used to fasten something tightly to something else. The sail burst free of its lashings. See lashing in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: lashing. Definition of lashing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Definitions of lashings. noun. a large number or amount. synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads. see more.
5 days ago · Definition of 'lashings' lashings in British English. plural noun. great amount of. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. lashings in American English. (ˈlæʃɪŋz) noun. (used with a plural v.) chiefly Brit informal (usually fol. by of) an abundance; plenty. strawberries with lashings of cream.
noun. rope that is used for fastening something to something else. “the boats were held together by lashings ” see more. adjective. violently urging on by whipping or flogging. “looked at the lashing riders” synonyms: violent. acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
a large amount; an abundance (usually followed by of): strawberries with lashings of cream; scallops with a lashing of olive oil.
1. [singular] : the act of hitting someone with a whip as a form of punishment. They gave the sailor a lashing. — often used figuratively. She gave him a lashing for being late. [=she shouted at him angrily for being late] — see also tongue-lashing. 2. lashings [plural] : ropes used for tying, wrapping, or connecting things. a ship's lashings. 3.
Define lashings. lashings synonyms, lashings pronunciation, lashings translation, English dictionary definition of lashings. pl.n. Chiefly British Lavish quantities. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
