to flog
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8.3
- verb
- /flɔg/
- NSFW
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- The teacher decided to flog the student for repeatedly talking back in class.
And it like, you know, if we just took one shoplifter out and just flogged them, they'd probably stop fucking stealing batteries to make meth from that Walmart.
- And it like, you know, if we just took one shoplifter out and just flogged them, they'd probably stop fucking stealing batteries to make meth from that Walmart.
Examples
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Excuse me while I flog myself 20 times as punishment for my thought crime.
Blog text (19) -
Now, regardless of how effective you are, we want to flog you in public.
Blog text (1) -
A mother flogs her son till he's unconscious.
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Captain Thompson is flogging this poor sailor, who shrieks,
Fiction book (1990) -
The captain ordered his men to flog the sailor for disobeying orders.
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In some cultures, it is customary to flog those who break the law as a form of punishment.
Synonyms
133
4.4
To hit something with a long thin object or move it quickly and forcefully
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4.8
To hit something forcefully with a whip
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7.0
To hit someone hard with a whip or rod
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8.6
To beat someone with a long thin stick as punishment
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8.2
To beat someone with a strip of leather as punishment
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7.4
To hit someone with a flat board as punishment
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9.9
To hit yourself or another person with a whip as punishment, often for religious reasons
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8.4
To beat someone with a whip or stick as punishment
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9.3
To beat someone severely with a whip
1
8.7
To hit someone with a long leather strap used to guide horses
To hit someone many times with a stick
To hit someone with a stick as punishment
To hit someone and make a raised red mark on their skin
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Etymology
The exact origin of flog is unclear, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of the simple word 'whip', because flog means 'to beat' or 'to whip' someone as a punishment.