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Definitions for: Flog
[v] beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
[v] beat with a cane
Webster (1913) Definition: Flog (fl[o^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flogged (fl[o^]gd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Flogging (-g[i^]ng).] [Cf. Scot. fleg blow,
stroke, kick, AS. flocan to strike, or perh. fr. L.
flagellare to whip. Cf. Flagellate.]
To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to
chastise with repeated blows.
Synonyms: cane, lambast, lambaste, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip
See Also: beat, beat up, birch, cat, cowhide, flagellate, horsewhip, scourge, switch, work over
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