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   flail

   /fleɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a threshing tool consisting of a wooden staff with a short heavy stick swinging from it.
   • ▪ a device similar to a flail, used as a weapon or for flogging.
   • ▪ a machine having a similar action to a flail, used for threshing or slashing: "a flail hedge trimmer"

   verb

   • 1. wave or swing wildly: "his arms flailed as he sought to maintain his balance" Similar waveswingthrash aboutflap aboutbeat aboutwindmillmove erratically
   • ▪ flounder; struggle uselessly: "I was flailing about in the water" Similar flounderstrugglethrashthreshsquirmwrigglewrithetwistsplashstumbleblunderfumblewiggletwitch
   • 2. beat or flog (someone): "he escorted them, flailing their shoulders with his cane" Similar thrashbeatstrikebatterdrubflogwhiplashscourgeflayflagellatestrapswitchtancanetan/whip someone's hidegive someone a hidingbeat the living daylights out ofcloutweltbelabourinformal:wallopwhacklamgive someone a (good) hidinglarrup
   • ▪ cut (vegetation) with a flail: British "the modern practice of flailing hedges every year with mechanical cutters"

   Word Origin Old English, of West Germanic origin, based on Latin flagellum ‘whip’ (see flagellum); probably influenced in Middle English by Old French flaiel or Dutch vlegel.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLAIL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FLAIL meaning: 1. (especially of arms and legs) to move energetically in an uncontrolled way: 2. a tool…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLAIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FLAIL definition: 1. (especially of arms and legs) to move energetically in an uncontrolled way: 2. a tool…. Learn more.

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   To flail means to wave around wildly. If you are stranded on a deserted island and you see a ship in the distance, it’s a good idea to flail your arms in the air to get the captain’s attention. Flail originates with the Latin word flagellum, which is a whip.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flailFlail Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FLAIL is a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely. How to use flail in a sentence.

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   Flail definition: an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle with a freely swinging stick or bar attached to one end of it.. See examples of FLAIL used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishflail verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of flail verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] flail (something) (about/around) to move around without control; to move your arms and legs around without control. The boys flailed around on the floor. He was running along, his arms flailing wildly.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFLAIL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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   FLAIL definition: to wave or move your arms and legs about energetically and in an uncontrolled way: . Learn more.

9. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › FlailFlail - Wikipedia

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   A flail is an agricultural tool used for threshing, the process of separating grains from their husks. It is usually made from two or more large sticks attached by a short chain; one stick is held and swung, causing the other (the swipple) to strike a pile of grain, loosening the husks.

10. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › flailFLAIL Synonyms: 117 Similar Words - Merriam-Webster

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    Synonyms for FLAIL: flutter, flap, whip, flop, swing, wave, sway, beat, smack, flick

11. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishflail - Definition in English - bab.la

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