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English noun: flail | |||
| 1. | flail (artifact) an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | implement | ||
English verb: flail | |||
| 1. | flail (contact) give a thrashing to; beat hard | ||
| Examples | They want to flail the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | lam, thrash, thresh | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat up, work over | ||
| Verb group | bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash | ||
| 2. | flail (motion) move like a flail; thresh about | ||
| Samples | Her arms were flailing. | ||
| Synonyms | thresh | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, flap | ||
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