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flail
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- pronunciation:
- fleIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a farm tool used to separate seeds from grain. A flail has a long handle with a short, swinging bar on one end.
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
flails, flailing, flailed |
| definition 1: |
to beat with a flail, whip, or the fists.
The angry man threatened to flail the person who broke his window.- similar words:
- beat
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| definition 2: |
to cause to move wildly.
He flailed his arms to get the helicopter pilot's attention. |
| definition 3: |
to move or wave wildly.
The beginning swimmer flailed about in the pool. |
| related words: |
club, lash, struggle, thrash, whip |
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