flog

[flog, flawg]

verb (used with object)

flogged, flogging 

1. to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.

   Synonyms: lash, thrash

2. Slang.

   1. to sell, especially aggressively or vigorously.

   2. to promote; publicize.

flog

/ flɒɡ /

verb

1. (tr) to beat harshly, esp with a whip, strap, etc

2. slang,  (tr) to sell

3. (intr) (of a sail) to flap noisily in the wind

4. (intr) to make progress by painful work

5. to steal

6. 1. to harp on some long discarded subject

   2. to pursue the solution of a problem long realized to be insoluble

7. to persuade a person so persistently of the value of (an idea or venture) that he or she loses interest in it

Other Word Forms

• floggable adjective
• flogger noun
• overflog verb (used with object)
• unfloggable adjective
• flogging noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flog¹

First recorded in 1670–80; perhaps blend of flay and jog, variant of jag ¹ “to prick, slash”; but flagellate

Word History and Origins

Origin of flog¹

C17: probably from Latin flagellāre ; see _flagellant

Idioms and Phrases

see beat a dead horse.

Example Sentences

They know that if they make one small mistake, they will be flogged.

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Despite promises not to return to the repressive measures seen during their first rule in the 1990s, public floggings and executions were re-imposed by the Taliban authorities.

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She reached fifty in 35 balls - her fastest at a World Cup - and her hundred in 84 as she flogged anything short, hitting 21 fours and three sixes.

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The people trying to flog the "error collectables" are probably glad he didn't.

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Aiden Markram flogged 86 in 55 balls with England failing to make a breakthrough until he was spectacularly caught by Smith with the winning line only 11 runs away.

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Related Words

• castigate 
• chastise 
• spank