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flog

flog

 
pronunciation:
flag [or] flawg
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: flogs, flogging, flogged
definition: to beat harshly with a whip or rod.
The captain had the sailor flogged for pilfering food.
synonyms:
flagellate, lash, scourge, whip
similar words:
flail, hide, horsewhip, lather, quirt, strap, switch, thrash, whale
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derivation: flogger (n.)