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flog
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
flog
(verb)
dead
(adjective)
horse
(noun)
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flog
/
ˈ
flɑːg/
verb
flogs
;
flogged
;
flogging
flog
/
ˈ
flɑːg/
verb
flogs
;
flogged
;
flogging
Learner's definition of FLOG
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+ object
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:
to beat or whip (someone) severely
The sailors were
flogged
for attempting a mutiny.
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sometimes used figuratively
He is being
flogged
[=harshly criticized] in the press for his failure to take action.
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flog a dead horse
—
see
1
horse
— flogging
/
ˈ
flɑːgɪŋ/
noun
,
plural
floggings
[
noncount
]
Flogging
was a common form of punishment in those days.
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count
]
They gave him a good
flogging
. [=they beat/whipped him severely]
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