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flay

flay

 
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.
definition 2: to criticize severely; excoriate.
similar words:
chastise, scorch
definition 3: to take all the goods of; plunder.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (v.)flay again, almost, also, away, down, here, how, off, out, rather, really, then, there, too, why
(v.)flay + nounHelp arm, back, bark, bird, bobby, body, bone, book, boom, boy, chef, chicken, dish, emotion, eye, face, fish, flavor, flesh, food, grill, guy, hair, hand, head, horse, idea, knife, man, medallion, morning, nerve, oil, owner, pork, sidekick, skin, storm, sun, thanks, time, tree, wheel, whip, wind, woman, word, year [See all][See only the most frequent]