flog

1 beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce]

2 beat with a cane [syn: cane, lambaste, lambast] [also: flogging, flogged]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes with: -ɒɡ

Verb

1. To whip or scourge someone or something as punishment.
2. In the context of "transitive|UK": To sell something.
3. In the context of "transitive|Australian": To steal something.
4. In the context of "transitive|Australian": To defeat.

Synonyms

• (1) whip

Derived terms

• flogger
• flog a dead horse

Translations

See also

• flail
• flay
• vapulate

German

Verb form

flog

1. past tense of fliegen

Flog may refer to:

• A photolog
  • A fake blog typically used as a sales tool
  • A flipped blog developed for subsequent sale
  • A family blog
  • A blog devoted to food, especially a food porn blog
  • A LifeLog
  • An acronym for "For Love of God"
  • A forced blog, such as those used by students to meet an academic requirement

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