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:
The sail burst free of its lashings.
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