flog

American  

[flog, flawg] / flɒg, flɔg /

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.

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flog British  

/ 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

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flog Idioms  

1. see beat a dead horse.

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of flog

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

Example Sentences

Both players hyped up the Dubai contest like a pair of boxers flogging a fight.

From BBC

Voters seem content to let the young talent dangle, trusting that he’ll continue flogging himself to make more great pictures like this.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

Related Words

• castigate
• chastise
• spank