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lashing vs lacing

lacing vs lashing

lashing and lacing both are nouns.

lashing is an adjective but lacing is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lashing Yes Yes No No
lacing Yes No No No
As nouns, lacing is a hypernym of lashing; that is, lacing is a word with a broader meaning than lashing:
  • lashing: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  • lacing: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Other hypernyms of lashing include beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking.
lashing (noun) lacing (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 a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
lashing (adjective) lacing (adjective)
violently urging on by whipping or flogging
Difference between lashing and lacing

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