lacing
- noun
- /ˈleɪsɪŋ/
- Offensive
:
paliza
- I'll put a motherfucking lacing on you, boy.
Examples
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After several warnings, the coach decided that a lacing would help motivate the players to take the game seriously.
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The teacher gave the student a lacing for his repeated misbehavior in class.
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In some cultures, receiving a lacing is viewed as a traditional way to discipline children.
Synonyms
276
4.2
Hitting a person many times as punishment or violence
33
4.8
A hit on a child's bottom as punishment
22
3.8
Beating a person or animal with a whip as punishment
11
5.7
Physical hitting of a person to make them obey rules
7
4.4
A violent act of hitting a person or damaging a thing
6
7.0
Beating someone with a whip or strap as punishment
6
6.7
A severe beating given to someone as punishment
4
9.9
Beating the body as a religious ceremony, as punishment, or for sexual pleasure
4
8.6
A violent attack where a person is hit many times
4
8.1
A hard hit given to someone as punishment
1
8.0
An act of beating someone with a whip as punishment
1
6.5
A heavy loss in a game or a serious physical beating
1
5.1
A light spanking with a flat board used as punishment
1
8.6
A severe beating given as punishment
Hitting someone with an open hand like a slap
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lacing can mean a harsh beating. A helpful way to remember this is to link it to the similar word lash, which means 'to strike', so a 'lacing' is like a severe 'lashing'.