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lashing vs beating

beating vs lashing

lashing and beating both are nouns.

lashing is an adjective but beating is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lashing Yes Yes No No
beating Yes No No No
As nouns, beating is a hypernym of lashing; that is, beating is a word with a broader meaning than lashing:
  • lashing: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  • beating: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Other hypernyms of lashing include drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking.
lashing (noun) beating (noun)
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
rope that is used for fastening something to something else the act of overcoming or outdoing
lashing (adjective) beating (adjective)
violently urging on by whipping or flogging
Difference between lashing and beating

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