English dictionary
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English verb: flog | |||
| 1. | flog (contact) beat severely with a whip or rod | ||
| Samples | The teacher often flogged the students. The children were severely trounced. | ||
| Examples | They want to flog the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat up, work over | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | birch, cat, cowhide, flagellate, horsewhip, leather, scourge, switch | ||
| 2. | flog (contact) beat with a cane | ||
| Examples | They want to flog the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | cane, lambast, lambaste | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat up, work over | ||
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