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- Dictionaryflog/flɒɡ/
verb
- 1. beat (someone) with a whip or stick as a punishment: "the men had been flogged and branded on the forehead" Similar
- 2. sell or offer for sale: informal British "he made a fortune flogging beads to hippies" Similar
noun
- 1. an arduous climb or struggle: informal British "a long flog up the mountainside"
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FLOG definition: 1. to beat someone very hard with a whip (= a long, thin piece of rope, leather, etc.) or a stick…. Learn more.
1. a. : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip. The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny. b. : to criticize harshly. He was flogged in the press for failing to take action. 2. : to force or urge into action : drive. 3. a. chiefly British : to sell (something, such as stolen goods) illegally.
To flog is to beat or hit, especially with a tool like a stick or rod. A cruel trainer might flog an unruly horse with a whip. When you flog someone, you beat them as a way of punishing or controlling them.
Flog definition: to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge. . See examples of FLOG used in a sentence.
Definition of flog verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
flog. (flɒg ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense flogs , present participle flogging , past tense, past participle flogged. 1. verb. If someone tries to flog something, they try to sell it. [British, informal] They are trying to flog their house. [VERB noun] Synonyms: sell, market, trade, dispose of More Synonyms of flog. 2. verb.
To use something to extreme; to abuse. Wiktionary. (UK) To sell something. Wiktionary. More Verb Definitions (3) Synonyms: trounce. strap. slash. lather. welt. lash. whip. lambaste. cane. thrash. beat.
