To hold goods in position by use of ropes, wires, chains or straps etc.
Lighter aboard ship: a barge carrier designed to act as a shuttle between ports, taking on and discharging barges.
A string, or small cord, forming the boatswain`s cat.—to lash or lace. to bind anything with a rope or line.
[1] to bind or secure something by wrapping it with rope or wire and tying off with a knot. [2] to flog someone. [3] acronym for lighter aboard ship (see heavy loads and vehicles). lash up and stow!: rn command to bind one’s hammock with cord and store it out of the way. the usn equivalent command is “heave up and trice.”