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- pronunciation:
- flag
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flawg
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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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| related words: |
bat, beat, belt, cane, club, drub, lambaste, lick, trounce, whip |
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| derivation: |
flogger (n.) |
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