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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.
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.
Definition of flog verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
FLOG definition: 1. to hit someone repeatedly as a punishment with something such as a stick 2. to sell something…. Learn more.
1. ( tr) to beat harshly, esp with a whip, strap, etc. 2. ( tr) slang Brit to sell. 3. (Nautical Terms) ( intr) (of a sail) to flap noisily in the wind. 4. ( intr) to make progress by painful work. 5. NZ to steal. 6. flog a dead horse chiefly. a. to harp on some long discarded subject.
beat (someone) with a whip or stick as a punishment:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
