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Lashing vs Beating - What's the difference?

lashing | beating |

As nouns the difference between lashing and beating

is that lashing is something used to tie something or lash it to something while beating is action of the verb to beat

As verbs the difference between lashing and beating

is that lashing is present participle of lang=en while beating is present participle of lang=en.

lashing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
    • The lashings , that were holding the chest to the deck of the storm tossed ship, broke and it went overboard.
  • (in the form "lashings of"): plenty of
    • Lashings of ginger beer
  • The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
    • (South)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (Ireland, slang) raining heavily.

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    beating

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to beat
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=Jonathan Wilson , title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Every break seemed dangerous and Falcao clearly had the beating of Amorebieta. Others, being forced to stretch a foot behind them to control Arda Turan's 34th-minute cross, might simply have lashed a shot on the turn; Falcao, though, twisted back on to his left foot, leaving Amorebieta in a heap, and thumped in an inevitable finish – his 12th goal in 15 European matches this season.}}
  • a heavy defeat or setback
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    • , year=2011 , date=October 23 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=To increase United's pain, this was their first home defeat in any competition since April 2010, when they lost to Chelsea - but even that defeat, which effectively cost them the title, may not turn out to have the same long-term significance as this heavy beating .}}
  • the pulsation of the heart

    • Verb

    (head)

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