lashings

(noun) a large number or amount. Synonyms: tons, dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads. Examples: "Made lots of new friends." "She amassed stacks of newspapers."

(noun) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment. Synonyms: whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation.

(noun) rope that is used for fastening something to something else. Synonyms: lashing. Example: "The boats were held together by lashings."