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- pronunciation:
- fleI
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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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