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[ 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.
  1. to sell, especially aggressively or vigorously.
  2. to promote; publicize.

Words related to flog

frock, raincoat, overcoat, cloak, jacket, suit, wrap, tuxedo, windbreaker, threads, trench, cape, tux, anorak, slicker, mink, ulster, cutaway, mackinaw, topcoat

Words nearby flog

flocking, flocky, flodden, floe, floeberg, flog, flokati, flong, flood, flood basalt, flood control

Origin of flog

1670–80; perhaps blend of flay and jog, variant of jag1 to prick, slash; but cf. flagellate

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British Dictionary definitions for flogger

flog
/ (flɒɡ) /

verb flogs, flogging or flogged

Derived forms of flog

flogger, nounflogging, noun

Word Origin for flog

C17: probably from Latin flagellāre; see flagellant
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Idioms and Phrases with flogger

flog

see beat a dead horse.

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