Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

flay

 - 3 dictionary results
Books By Bobby Flay
Browse Through Discounted Books & Get Free Shipping on Your Order!
www.DiscountBookSale.com

flay

  [fley]
Use flay in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
2. to criticize or scold with scathing severity.
3. to deprive or strip of money or property.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME flen, OE flēan; c. MD vlaen, ON flā

Related forms:
flayer, noun

Synonyms:
2. castigate, excoriate, upbraid, chew out.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To flay
Books By Bobby Flay
Browse Through Discounted Books & Get Free Shipping on Your Order!
www.DiscountBookSale.com
flay   (flā)   
tr.v.   flayed, flay·ing, flays

  1. To strip off the skin or outer covering of.

  2. To strip of money or goods; fleece.

  3. To whip or lash.

  4. To assail with stinging criticism; excoriate.


[Middle English flen, from Old English flēan.]
flay'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

flay 
O.E. flean "to skin" (strong verb, pt. flog, pp. flagen), from P.Gmc. *flakhanan (cf. M.Du. vlaen, O.N. fla), from PIE root *plak- (cf. Gk. plessein "to strike").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see flay on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way