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noun (n)

• beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping
  

  source: wordnet30
• A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging.(noun)

  source: webster1913