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lashing vs fixing

fixing vs lashing

lashing and fixing both are nouns.

lashing is an adjective but fixing is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lashing Yes Yes No No
fixing Yes No No No
As nouns, fixing is a hypernym of lashing; that is, fixing is a word with a broader meaning than lashing:
  • lashing: rope that is used for fastening something to something else
  • fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Other hypernyms of lashing include fastener, fastening, holdfast, rope.
lashing (noun) fixing (noun)
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment the act of putting something in working order again
rope that is used for fastening something to something else the sterilization of an animal
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
lashing (adjective) fixing (adjective)
violently urging on by whipping or flogging
Difference between lashing and fixing

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