(~s)
1.
Lashings of something means a large quantity or amount of it. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL)
Serve by cutting the scones in half and spreading with jam and ~s of clotted cream.
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2.
Lashings are ropes or cables that are used to tie one thing to another.
We made a tour of the yacht, checking ~s and emergency gear.
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3.
If you refer to someone’s comments as a ~, you mean that they are very critical and angry.
He never grew used to the ~s he got from the critics.
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4.
A ~ is a punishment in which a person is hit with a whip.
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