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lashing vs fastening

fastening vs lashing

lashing and fastening both are nouns.

lashing is an adjective but fastening is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lashing Yes Yes No No
fastening Yes No No No
As nouns, fastening is a hypernym of lashing; that is, fastening is a word with a broader meaning than lashing:
  • lashing: rope that is used for fastening something to something else
  • fastening: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Other hypernyms of lashing include fastener, fixing, holdfast, rope.
lashing (noun) fastening (noun)
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment the act of fastening things together
rope that is used for fastening something to something else restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
lashing (adjective) fastening (adjective)
violently urging on by whipping or flogging
Difference between lashing and fastening

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