/ ˈlæʃɪŋ; NAmE / noun
1.
lashings [ pl. ] ( BrE , informal ) a large amount of sth, especially of food and drink :
a bowl of strawberries with lashings of cream
2.
[ C ] an act of hitting sb with a whip as a punishment :
( figurative )
He was given a severe tongue-lashing (= angry criticism) .
3.
[ C , usually pl. ] a rope used to fasten sth tightly to sth else