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flog
[ flog, flawg ]
/ flɒg, flɔg /
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verb (used with object), flogged, flog·ging.
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Origin of flog
First recorded in 1670–80; perhaps blend of flay and jog, variant of jag1 “to prick, slash”; but cf. flagellate
OTHER WORDS FROM flog
flog·ga·ble, adjectiveflog·ger, nouno·ver·flog, verb (used with object), o·ver·flogged, o·ver·flog·ging.un·flog·ga·ble, adjectiveWords nearby flog
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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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Other Idioms and Phrases with flog
flog
see beat a dead horse.
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