flog
[ flog, flawg ]
/ flɒg, flɔg /
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verb (used with object), flogged, flog·ging.
to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
Slang.
- to sell, especially aggressively or vigorously.
- to promote; publicize.
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Origin of flog
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flock paper, flocky, Flodden, floe, floeberg, flog, flokati, flong, flood, flood basalt, flood control
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British Dictionary definitions for flog
flog
/ (flɒɡ) /
verb flogs, flogging or flogged
Derived forms of flog
flogger, nounflogging, nounWord Origin for flog
C17: probably from Latin flagellāre; see flagellant
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Idioms and Phrases with flog
flog
see beat a dead horse.
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