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flog
[flog, flawg] 
–verb (used with object), flogged, flog⋅ging.
| 1. | to beat with a whip, stick, etc., esp. as punishment; whip; scourge. |
| 2. | Slang.
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Related forms:
flog⋅ga⋅ble, adjective
flogger, noun
Synonyms:
1. thrash, lash.
1. thrash, lash.
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| flog (flŏg, flôg) tr.v. flogged, flog·ging, flogs
[Perhaps from alteration of Latin flagellāre; see flagellate.] flog'ger n. |
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Flogging
Flog"ging\, a. & n. from Flog, v. t. Flogging chisel (Mach.), a large cold chisel, used in chipping castings. Flogging hammer, a small sledge hammer used for striking a flogging chisel.
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flogging
a beating administered with a whip or rod, with blows commonly directed to the person's back. It was imposed as a form of judicial punishment and as a means of maintaining discipline in schools, prisons, military forces, and private homes.
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