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- pronunciation:
- fleI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
flays, flaying, flayed |
definition 1: |
to strip off the skin of, as by whipping or the like.
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definition 2: |
to criticize severely; excoriate.
- similar words:
- chastise, scorch
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definition 3: |
to take all the goods of; plunder.
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related words: |
abuse, berate, rebuke, skin, strip |
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