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lashing vs holdfast

holdfast vs lashing

lashing and holdfast both are nouns.

lashing is an adjective but holdfast is not an adjective.

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

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